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Coders, what is your workflow on Linux (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hello,

I installed Ubuntu a few months ago on my work laptop and I've been running and loving it since.

However, I am used to VsCode, so this is what I am using in Ubuntu as well.

So I am curious, what kind of coding so you do? And what is your workflow.

I am an embedded firware developper and mainly use C. I am cross compiling my code in VsCode for a FPGA from Xilinx (dual core arm + PL)

Never dove into make files and cmake more than what I needed in the past, but I had an opportunity to learn CMake and build a project from it.

So my workflow is :

Code in VsCode
Build in CMake
Transfer the app through scp on the target with a custom script (target is running petalinux, which is yocto + Xilinx recipes)
Use gdb server to debug the code.

It's a pretty simple workflow, but I'd like to know what you guys are running so that I can maybe upgrade my workflow.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I work with backend web development, so running code could not be any easier, normally there's a docker image setup watch for changes, recompile and execute.

My text editor is Kakoune, after learning the keybindings I just cannot go back to vim or vscode, selection based editing just makes so much sense to me.

I use NixOS, which comes in handy for keeping my home and office computers in-sync. I also use nix shells to declare the tools necessary to develop each project.

As for window management I use sway, one big window for kakoune to the left, other terminals for docker/tests/git to the right.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I tried to get into window management but it was a bit much at the time. I will retry soon.

I have one big 48 inch 4k screen, so a window manager will definitely be a big plus.