My development setup

Posted on Jan 19, 2024

Windows

  • Lenovo Legion Y540
    • i7 processor with 8 cores
    • 24 GB RAM
  • Windows 11 Pro
  • WSL with Ubuntu 20
  • Ubuntu 22 VM running on Hyper-V
    • Mostly accessed using X-Forwarding to WSL

MacBook

  • M3 Air with 16 GB + 512 GB
  • This is a new machine

Tools

  • tmux
  • VS Code
    • With VIM extension
  • zsh with OH MY ZSH
  • Terminal
    • Windows Terminal on Windows
    • Default terminal app on Mac
  • tmux

Other applications

  • Notability for reading papers and taking notes on iPad
  • Obsidian for note taking on laptop
    • Vault on iCloud to sync across devices
  • Slack and Discord for messaging
  • Microsoft Edge as a browser
    • Google Scholar PDF reader extension for reading papers. Provides good navigation support for links.
  • 1Password for password management