2026-03-012 min read

My Development Setup in 2026

Every developer has their setup. Here's mine — optimized for speed, focus, and minimal context-switching.

Editor

VS Code with a minimal config. Theme: One Dark Pro. Font: JetBrains Mono. I keep extensions to a minimum — ESLint, Prettier, Tailwind IntelliSense, and GitLens. That's it.

Windows Terminal with a custom profile. Shell: bash via Git Bash. I use starship for the prompt because it's fast and gives me just the info I need — branch, Node version, and whether I have uncommitted changes.

Stack

For most projects I reach for:

Next.js — the best React framework, period
TypeScript — I can't imagine writing JS without it
Tailwind CSS — utility-first changed how I think about styling
Prisma — the ORM that actually makes databases enjoyable
Vercel — deploy in seconds, no config

AI Tools

Claude Code is my daily driver for AI-assisted development. It understands context, reads my codebase, and helps me ship faster without sacrificing code quality.

Philosophy

My setup philosophy is: fewer tools, known deeply. I'd rather master 5 tools than be mediocre with 20. Every tool in my stack has earned its place by saving me real time, not just looking cool in a dotfiles repo.