The tools I actually use

Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH

Does the job. Not the flashiest machine but I have no complaints. Everything runs fine and that is enough for me.

Logitech M650L

A mouse. It clicks. It scrolls. I have nothing interesting to say about it and that is probably a good thing.

Arch Linux

I use Arch, by the way. KDE Plasma as the desktop. I like having control over what is on my system, even if it occasionally means spending an afternoon fixing something I broke.

Kitty

Fast, GPU-accelerated, and does everything I need. No strong feelings either way, it just works.

Zsh + Zinit

Zinit for plugin management. The plugins I actually care about: zsh-autosuggestions (indispensable), zsh-syntax-highlighting, and fzf-tab for fuzzy tab completion. vi mode because I am that person.

Oh My Posh

Custom prompt. Minimal configuration, less is more.

VS Code

GitHub Dark Default theme. CaskaydiaCove Nerd Font Mono for the font. Vim keybindings via the Vim extension because at some point I decided to make things harder for myself.

GitLens

Inline blame and history. Once you have it you cannot imagine working without it.

Error Lens

Shows errors and warnings inline next to the code instead of just in the gutter. Sounds small, makes a real difference.

Git Graph

Visual git history. Useful when a rebase goes sideways.

Material Icon Theme

Icons in the file explorer. Purely aesthetic but I notice when it is missing.

Brave

Chromium-based, sensible defaults, no telemetry I did not ask for. Does not try to be clever.