Coders, what is your workflow on Linux
Hello,
I installed Ubuntu a few months ago on my work laptop and I've been running and loving it since.
However, I am used to VsCode, so this is what I am using in Ubuntu as well.
So I am curious, what kind of coding so you do? And what is your workflow.
I am an embedded firware developper and mainly use C. I am cross compiling my code in VsCode for a FPGA from Xilinx (dual core arm + PL)
Never dove into make files and cmake more than what I needed in the past, but I had an opportunity to learn CMake and build a project from it.
So my workflow is :
- Code in VsCode
- Build in CMake
- Transfer the app through scp on the target with a custom script (target is running petalinux, which is yocto + Xilinx recipes)
- Use gdb server to debug the code.
It's a pretty simple workflow, but I'd like to know what you guys are running so that I can maybe upgrade my workflow.
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I'm an old school emacs guy, I prefer that for c++/python/etc and run KDE Neon because I like KDE and I'm used to ubuntu (and Kubuntu has some issues). For c++ I use CMake, google test. Not really a fan of docker etc. but I have used Kubernetes and docker in the past. Those types of containers just create new and more complicated problems than just testing on the target platform, but in some niche cases it can be useful.
I can't stress enough how awesome emacs is, but it takes a serious investment to get efficient with it.
emacs with magit and meow are just amazing efficiency add-ons to my workflow. when your tools just get out of your way and keep you in the flow, it's much easier to stay productive.
How long did it take you to get comfortable with emacs? I have it installed on my work laptop, but it was daunting to use when everything was new to me.
I can't use containers with my target platform since I only have 64Mb of qspi flash and 512Mb of Ram. So it's baremetal for me, but i'm used to that.