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A modern terminal for Windows

· 20 min read
Webber
Software engineer

Always wanted your terminal to look and function like that of a professional developer? This post is my attempt at providing a concise guide to setting up a modern terminal, while explaining essential terminology and decisions made along the way.

To make for a truly slick experience, I have considered different terminals, shells, prompts and hotkeys, as well as command-line tools and plugins, including typeahead and fuzzy search.

Choosing the right stack

· 12 min read
Webber
Software engineer

For some developers choosing the right stack for an application may seem like a trivial task; simply follow best practices and choose the most modern well-supported tools out there.

While this approach will usually lead to a successful outcome, I've found that spending just enough time up-front has led me to create working products much faster and with less effort.