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My Daily Use Developer Toolbox in 2026

March 25, 20262 min read
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The Editor: Neovim

I switched to Neovim about two years ago and never looked back. The speed of modal editing, combined with the Lua-based configuration, makes it incredibly powerful once you get past the learning curve.

Key plugins I rely on:

  • Telescope for fuzzy finding
  • LSP for TypeScript, Go, and Python
  • Treesitter for syntax highlighting
  • Oil.nvim for file management

Terminal: Ghostty

I've been using Ghostty as my daily terminal. It's fast, GPU-accelerated, and has excellent font rendering. The configuration is minimal — just the way I like it.

# My shell prompt is powered by Starship
eval "$(starship init zsh)"

Package Manager: Bun

For JavaScript/TypeScript projects, Bun has replaced Node.js + npm for me. The speed difference is noticeable — installs that used to take 30 seconds now finish in under 5.

{
  "scripts": {
    "dev": "next dev --turbopack",
    "build": "next build",
    "lint": "biome check .",
    "format": "biome format --write ."
  }
}

Hosting: Vercel

For frontend and full-stack Next.js projects, Vercel is hard to beat. The Git-push-to-deploy workflow removes an entire category of DevOps work.

Final Thoughts

The best tools are the ones that stay out of your way. I optimize for speed and simplicity — if a tool requires too much configuration to be useful, it's probably not the right fit.

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." — Leonardo da Vinci

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