⚡ Productivity Tools & Tricks for Developers

⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts

Top developers prefer keyboard over mouse because it saves time. Every second adds up.

• Learn system-wide shortcuts (copy, paste, switch windows).
• Learn app-specific shortcuts (e.g., VS Code, terminal, browser).
• Use tools like Vim keybindings to navigate without touching the mouse.

🌐 Browsers with Vim Keybindings

• Extensions like Vimium (Chrome/Firefox) let you browse the web like Vim:

• j/k = scroll up/down

• h/l = left/right
• f = open links with keys 👉 No need to move your hand to the mouse—super fast.

📝 Vim & Neovim

• Vim → A powerful text editor inside the terminal.
• Neovim → A modern version of Vim, faster and more extensible.

Why top developers use Neovim:

• Keyboard-first (no mouse needed).
• Highly customizable with Lua plugins.
• Lightweight, runs in the terminal.
• Makes editing code insanely fast once you master it.

💡 Zed Editor

• A new modern editor (by creators of Atom).
• Combines speed (like Neovim) with collaboration features (like Google Docs).
• Minimal, beautiful UI + supports team coding in real-time.
• Many developers are testing it as a future alternative to VS Code.

🖼️ Tiling Window Manager (TWM)

Instead of overlapping windows:

• Your screen is split into tiles (terminal, editor, browser side by side).
• Controlled fully by keyboard shortcuts.
• Saves time switching apps → massive productivity boost.

Popular TWMs:

• i3 / sway (Linux)
• bspwm (Linux)
• Aerospace / Yabai (macOS)
• FancyZones (Windows with PowerToys)