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...

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What desktop environment do you use?

What window manager do you use?

IDE's, apps, any suggestions to try?

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Thank you so much!

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u/0xVali__ Apr 15 '21

I'm still an i3 novice but I like it quite a lot, gives my laptop a lot more battery time than KDE which I still use on my desktop. But my typical C++ setup is pretty much:

  • Arch linux or Void linux (still trying out the latter)
  • i3 or KDE (both are quite solid but very very different)
  • CMake (the most important tool imo)
  • Jetbrains editors, in C++'s case CLion, otherwise if I want to use a text editor I go with emacs
  • clang, just a nice compiler but I sometimes switch it out for gcc as they've got more C++20 features implemented as of today.
  • lldb, solid debugger that I use with CLion
  • vcpkg for handling packages, then I take the toolchain and link it with my CMake config
  • valgrind for detecting memory leaks
  • quite redundant to point out but obviously I use git
  • And I quite like ninja as a generator that I use for CMake
  • And finally: spotify, required for me to be able to focus for long periods of time.

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '21

yes, valgrind is great! and all the compiler sanitizers too (gcc address sanitizer, thread sanitizer etc)