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Introduction

This dotfile serves as a guide to setup a development environment and keyboard-driven workflow. Configurations are based on Windows 10 with Windows Subsystem Linux (WSL) Ubuntu and Visual Studio Code. If you happen to be a WSL, VS Code and Vim user, I hope this dotfile is useful to you.

Table of Content

• Apps and Packages
• Workflow
• References

Apps and Packages

Windows

| Apps | Description | |----------------------------|------------------------- | | WSL | To run Linux within Windows | | Windows Terminal Preview | To run WSL | | Visual Studio Code | To write and debug code | | Git | To synchronize git credentials | | Glaze WM | To navigate through applications | | Brave Browser | To browse internet |

Linux

💻 Web Development

| Packages | Description | |-------------- |--------------------------------------------------| | fnm | To install and change versions of nodejs and npm | | mysql-server | To run mysql server |

🌐 Languages

| Packages | Description | |-------------- |------------------------------------------------------| | build-essential | To compile C and C++ programs | | sdkman | To install and change versions of java and javac | | python3 | To compile python programs | | go | To compile go programs | | rust | To compile rust programs |

🛠️ Build Tools

| Packages | Description | |----------------- |-------------------------- | | python3-pip | To build python packages | | zip | To de/compress files | | unzip | To de/compress files | | gzip | To de/compress files | | bzip2 | To de/compress files |

🤖 Command Line Interface (Optional)

| Packages | Description | |--------------|-------------------------------------------------| | zsh | To enter command lines | | zap-zsh | To manage zsh plugins | | fzf | To browse list of files and command lines | | exa | To display colors and icons on file directories |

Visual Studio Code

🌐 Languages

| Extensions | Description | |---------------------|------------------------------------- | | C/C++ | To enable C and C++ | | Code Runner | To compile C and C++ programs | | Java Extension Pack | To enable and debug java programs | | Python | To enable and debug python programs | | Go | To enable and debug go programs | | rust-analyzer | To enable and debug rust programs |

🌿 Quality Of Life

| Extensions | Description | |----------------|------------------------ | | Prettier | To format code | | Live Preview | To view static website | | Postman | To test api | | Git Lens | To view git changes | | Lunarkeymap | Quick and easy Vim and Which Key config | | Vim | To enable vim keybindings | | Which Keys | To bind more shortcuts |

Workflow

Based on all of my configurations

📟 Applications

Requires: GlazeWM

• Alt + 2 to go to browser
• Alt + 3 to go to code editor
• Alt + 4 to go to terminal
• Alt + h/j/k/l to move focus between applications
• Alt + shift + q to quit an application
• Alt + shift + e to exit Glaze WM

🌐 Browser

Requires: Vimium Chrome Extension

• j and k to scroll page
• J and K to cycle tabs
• H and L to go back or next
• o to search or enter link
• f to select element, follow-up with desired letters
• t to open new tab
• x to close tab
• X to open closed tabs

🖥️ Terminal

Requires: zsh, zap-zsh, zap-zsh-vim, fzf

• esc and i to switch vim modes
• j and k to cycle through previous commands
• type fzf to fuzzyfind command lines or directories

👨‍💻 Visual Studio Code

Requires: Lunarkeymap, Vim and Which Key

• ctrl+e to open file explorer
• in file explorer j and k to go up and down
• in file explorer a to create new file and A to create new folder
• in file explorer l or enter to expand folder
• in file explorer enter to open file
• ctrl + h/j/k/l to navigate between panes
• ctrl+space to view all shortcuts, follow-up with desired letters

References

• ThePrimeagen - My Developer Workflow - How I use i3, tmux, and vim
• chris@machine - VSCode with embedded Neovim
• Joaquin Varela - THE BEST VIM CONFIG FOR VSCODE | configure vscode like vim
• chris@machine - Zap - A minimal zsh plugin manager
• chris@machine - Manage your dotfiles across multiple machines with GNU Stow and Git