My dev setup (Sept 2024)

09 Sep, 2024

• iTerm 2
  • for any terminal needs
• zsh
  • as my shell
  • with a simple config (nothing fancy like starship, oh-my-zsh, etc)
• Obsidian
  • daily standup notes (template below in a code snippet)
  • long-lived notes on processes, etc
• VS Code
  • when I need to edit code in the context of a project
• Sublime Text 4
  • when I want to edit code outside of a project
  • when I want to jot down ephemeral notes or pseudocode
• Rectangle
  • window management
  • set the setting "Repeated Commands" to "cycle 1/2, 2/3, and 1/3 on half actions"
  • I've removed all keyboard shortcuts I don't use so I avoid unintentional window movement. That leaves these:
    • ⌃⌥⌘← Left Half
    • ⌃⌥⌘→ Left Half
    • ⌃⌥⌘↑ Top Right Corner
    • ⌃⌥⌘↓ Bottom Right Corner
    • ⌃⌥⌘C Center
    • ⌃⌥⌘Space Maximize
    • ⌃⌥⇧⌘← Left-most Fourth
    • ⌃⌥⇧⌘→ Right-most Fourth

Daily process

Using the daily template below, I do the following:

1. open yesterday's daily note and today's daily note side-by-side
2. keep track of who's given their updates in the Daily Order section
3. preemptively write my lots so I don't forget
4. preemptively write my plan so I don't forget
5. during standup:
   1. I recount yesterday via the previous day's daily note's log (not the plan)
   2. I describe my plan for today from today's daily note
   3. when it's time for parking lots, those are ready for me to mention too
6. during the day, I try to keep a solid log of what I'm working on anytime I context switch

If it's relevant, I'll link to other long-lived notes (story plans, DQA notes, etc) from my daily log.

I've found that the "plan + log" structure works better for me than each daily note being organized with a "yesterday + today" structure.

# YYYY-MM-DD-dddd
## Daily Order
1. 

## Lots
* 

## Plan for today
* 

## Log for today
*