My Alacritty, Zellij, and Helix Development Setup
This article is a public note-to-self where I’ll go through the basic configuration I use to get new computers ready for programming in just a couple of minutes. It is centered around the following pieces of software: Alacritty, a terminal. Zellij, a terminal multiplexer. Helix, a text-editor with support for LSP, and tree-sitter. In my selection process, I heavily emphasized performance, as I strongly dislike when my IDE can’t keep up with my thoughts. I also favored software with sane defaults, such that almost zero configuration is required for great usability. The programs are free, cross-platform, open-source, and they all happen to be written in Rust. ...