Notes on everything from the editor (IDE) and terminal I use, to my git aliases. I wrote this page mostly as notes for myself, and was also inspired by uses.tech, a web page with links to other developers that describe what (setups, gear, software and configs) they use.

OS

Windows

  • With Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) turned on, so I get Bash. I rarely actually use WSL, but sometimes one need the real deal.

Used Linux (Ubuntu) a bit before.

Shells

  • Git Bash. A shell that comes with git installations on Windows. This is my default shell.
  • PowerShell Core

Functions

  • z So I can autocomplete paths I have visited recently and frequently.

Terminals

  • Windows Terminal. Can show different shells in tabs (just like ConEmu).
  • Visual Studio Code. I often like to run shells inside the editor.
  • Mintty (the default with Git Bash)

Editor / IDE

  1. Visual Studio Code. Pretty much use it for everything possible. Also use the command code <FILE_OR_LOCATION> to lauch VS Code from terminal.
  2. Visual Studio. Sometimes have to use it for work. Start it from terminal with start devenv
  3. IntelliJ. Sometimes have to use it for work. After adding C:\Program Files\JetBrains\IntelliJ IDEA 2019.2.4\bin to PATH, one can start it from terminal with idea64.exe <FILE_OR_LOCATION> &. The trailing ampersand is to put the process in background

Editor extensions

  • Prettier for formatting
  • GitLens with pretty much everything turned off except Status Bar blame and Repositories View (which I show inside the Source Control side bar). Remember to disable GitLens keyboard shortcuts by adding "gitlens.keymap": "none". eamodio/vscode-gitlens#1004.
  • Remote - WSL to allow VS Code to run inside WSL.
  • Visual Studio IntelliCode
  • Auto Rename Tag
  • Add jsdoc comments So I can start writing /** and autocomplete a jsdoc.
  • CodeSnap for high resolution screen shots of code (for presentations)
  • Split Lines to add line breaks in the middle of a string without hassle.
  • And more extensions based on the tech I use on the project; like language servers, linters, syntax highliters and validators.

Themes

Browser

  • Chrome
  • Firefox Developer. Sometimes one need another browser and Mozilla is cool.

Browser extensions

  • JSON Formatter
  • Vimium to be able to solely use the keyboard to navigate while browsing. Four of the shortcuts were enough for me, so I unbound the rest so I override as few as possible (for example the shortcuts on Github)

    • With the custom key mappings

      # Insert your preferred key mappings here.
unmapAll
map j scrollDown
map k scrollUp
map f LinkHints.activateMode
map F LinkHints.activateModeToOpenInNewTab

    • With scroll step 67px for that snappy feeling without too much lag.

  • Full page screen capture if I need to screenshot a web page.

Keybindings

For all programs I try to stick with the same keybindings as in Chrome. Also picked some up from Eclipse (I guess), and now from VS Code.

Shortcut Function
CTRl + T Open new tab / open file in project
CTRL + W Close current tab
CTRL + SHIFT + T Open last closed tab
CTRL + TAB Go to next tab
CTRL + SHIFT + TAB Go to previous tab
ALT + LEFT_ARROW Go back (to last edit location)
ALT + RIGHT_ARROW Go forward (to next edit location)
ALT + DOWN_ARROW Move line down
ALT + UP_ARROW Move line up
CTRL + D Delete line
CTRL + SPACE_BAR Autocomplete
CTRL + SHIFT + P Search in program functionality
CTRL + N Create new file
CTRL + SHIFT + N Create new folder
CTRL + B Build (the current project)

Note to self: perhaps I should switch to CTRL + P to open file in project instead of CTRL + T, since CTRL + P is standard in Chrome Devtools and VS Code.

The universal keybindings

Of course I also use these

Shortcut Function
CTRL + C Copy
CTRL + V Paste
CTRL + X Cut
CTRL + Z Undo
CTRL + Y Redo
CTRL + F Search
SHIFT + SCROLL Scroll horizontally

Other

Git aliases

  • git last to be able to see last commit
    • Add it with: git config --global alias.last 'log -1 HEAD'
  • git fuck to be able to undo the most common error I do, which is to commit on the wrong branch
    • Add it with: git config --global alias.fuck 'reset --soft HEAD~1'

Bonus tip: git checkout - checks out the branch you were on last.

Password manager

LastPass. You gotta have one if you want to remember your passwords AND have strong passwords!

Windows Terminal settings

Link to gist with settings.json for my Windows Terminal

Bash .inputrc

Paste the following in ~/.inputrc Shamelessly stolen from hellricer.github.io, thanks!

### ctrl+arrows
# works in most terminals: xterm, gnome-terminal, terminator, st, sakura, termit, …
"\e[1;5C": forward-word
"\e[1;5D": backward-word
# urxvt
"\eOc": forward-word
"\eOd": backward-word

### ctrl+delete
"\e[3;5~": kill-word
# in this case, st misbehaves (even with tmux)
"\e[M": kill-word
# and of course, urxvt must be always special
"\e[3^": kill-word

### ctrl+backspace
"\C-h": backward-kill-word

Last updated December 12, 2022

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