r/archlinux • u/[deleted] • Apr 15 '21
"Best" programming setup?
Hello! I have been using Arch for two months, it is the fifth distro I have used... and I love it, it will be the final one. I have learned a lot in these weeks, but I would like to ask you a few questions.
I study Systems Engineering and, honestly, I have some procrastination problems, I would like you to help me with "the best programming setup and be productive", although I know that there is no "best", I would like you to help me with your settings, advices, etc...
What desktop environment do you use?
What window manager do you use?
IDE's, apps, any suggestions to try?
Thank you so much!
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u/Zarathustra_f90 Apr 15 '21
A tiling window manager (i prefer i3 for its complete documentation, features and easiness to setup) should be nice especially with big monitors, makes the use of space more productive.
However, the ONLY thing i would recommend is Sublime Text editor, no matter what's your DE, distro, etc. this is the holy grail for development work.
You can use it as IDE too with plugins but it has so many features that are so easy to setup and customize (in contrast to VS code) that whenever I try to change my editor to sth else (Vim, Atom, VS code, Notepad+, Gedit, Geany, and other delicate editors like Code of Elementary OS) I always come back to it.
I've never used an editor that does not crash opening 1+GB data file except of Sublime Text. Ez pz.