What I Use in 2025 | Lakshmanshankar

What I Use in 2025

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What I Use in 2025

Tools & Setup in 2025

Daily Apps

  • Browser: Brave (Personal), Chrome (Work)
  • Terminal: Kitty & Warp
  • Editor: VSCode (Frontend), Neovim (Go, Python, TS)
  • Password Manager: Bitwarden
  • Productivity: Google Workspace (Mail, Calendar, Tasks)
  • Notes: Notion & Excalidraw
  • OS: Ubuntu 24.04 (Personal, with Nix store), macOS (Work)

I’m also a big fan of GNOME and its cohesive app ecosystem — it just feels incredibly usable and well thought out.

Command Line Tools

  • Shell: zsh with Starship
  • jq + jnv: Daily JSON processing
  • zoxide: Smarter navigation
  • Neovim: NvChad-based custom config

Hardware

  • Personal: Acer Aspire (Ubuntu 24.04 + Nix store)

    • i5 12th Gen, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD

  • Work: MacBook Pro (M4)

  • Accessories: Basic wireless keyboard & mouse

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