Tools

A non-exhaustive list of tools I find useful.

Command line

bat – Replaces cat.
Cscope – A code search tool for C and other languages.
exa – Replaces ls.
fd – A modern alternative to find.
fzf – A fuzzy-finder for files and directories.
htop – Replaces top.
HTTPie – A HTTP client.
icdiff – Replaces diff.
mosh – A robust replacement for ssh.
ncdu – Disk usage analyser; replaces du.
neovim – A text editor.
pass – A local password manager based on gpg.
pdfmerge – Merge, splice, and rotate PDF files.
qmv – Quickly rename files in a text editor.
ripgrep – A text search tool; replaces grep.
zsh – A shell.

zsh plugins

zsh-completions – Additional completions for zsh.
zsh-syntax-highlighting – Colours terminal commands as you type them.

(Neo)vim plugins

I use vim-plug to manage vim plugins. You can find all of the plugins I use here.

Python development

I typically write Python in terminal vim. I previously used pyenv and poetry, but now I use uv for everything, including version management, virtual environments, publishing packages, and installing isolated tools.

Graphics

ipe – 2D vector graphics editor.
Pinta – Simple image editor similar to Microsoft Paint.

Convex programming

cvxpy – Model and solve general convex optimization problems in Python.
qpsolvers – Quickly test out different quadratic programming solvers in Python.