Ask HN: How do you like to layout your IDE / dev environment?

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Post by npritchard » Wed, Nov 02, 2022, 3:11 AM UTC

Hey all, I've never been one to tinker too much with the default layouts or settings of any IDE I have used. Still, I feel like I need to make better use of the screen real estate available to me.

How do you like to layout up your dev environment?

When using Jetbrains' editors, I've always gone with files on the left, the terminal at the bottom, and code in the centre; I wonder what other people have found ergonomic or enjoyed.

I'm also keen to hear from those who don't use IDEs of course!

Re: Ask HN: How do you like to layout your IDE / dev environment?

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Post by metadat » Wed, Nov 02, 2022, 3:57 AM UTC

I like to mess with it as little as needed to get the thing functioning. Usually install the Monokai theme and that's about it.

IntelliJ + PyCharm + GoLand x (3 laptops + a Windows Desktop) = Ain't nobody got time for that.

Re: Ask HN: How do you like to layout your IDE / dev environment?

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Post by Test0129 » Wed, Nov 02, 2022, 4:40 AM UTC

Tmux + VIM. Never needed more. Basic layout with some conveniences like a nice scheme (Nord), nerdtree, and fugitive. Bindings so I can move seamlessly between VIM and tmux to do what I need. The upside of this is it's minimalist and in about 10 minutes I can set up an entirely new environment by pulling my dotfiles and running a script to do symbolic linking.

Re: Ask HN: How do you like to layout your IDE / dev environment?

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Post by ogarten » Wed, Nov 02, 2022, 7:15 AM UTC

I use a tiling window manager and usually have 2 to 4 "spaces" on a 32 inch screen.

With pycharm I often split at least two panes vertically sometimes more if necessary. Depending on what I do I also have firefox open on the same virtual desktop to have documentation and code side by side.

For smaller things I use neovim and usually have several terminal windows open at the same time for editing, running, testing, ....

Re: Ask HN: How do you like to layout your IDE / dev environment?

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Post by __d » Wed, Nov 02, 2022, 9:15 AM UTC

I still prefer code that fits in 80 columns, so I tend to split the editor pane into as many vertical panes as fit on my monitor. I like to put the project file tree thing on the left, and I generally leave the terminal/debugger stuff down the bottom, although I'm not really a fan of that. I tend to hide the bottom panels when I'm actually coding.