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The Setup - Aaron Boodman (Greasemonkey, Chrome)

55 points by Adrock 16y ago

w1ntermute 16y ago
Finally someone with a setup similar to mine (though I use Vim instead of Emacs, WeeChat instead of irssi, and am planning to move from Screen to tmux). Using a terminal multiplexer like Screen or tmux as your "IDE" is one of the most amazing things I've discovered. It's completely changed how I work - I can start/stop working at any time from any machine that has an SSH client. Apparently with tmux, it'll even preserve your tiling layout.
- uggedal 16y ago
  My main development "box" is a 512MB Linode running tmux, weechat, vim, and some zsh consoles. Efficient, consistent and reachable from all kind of machines and places.
  - w1ntermute 16y ago
    How much does that cost you? I was thinking of doing something similar, except through Amazon EC2. It could be quite a bit cheaper than having a home server, and definitely wouldn't be so loud.
liuliu 16y ago
Shame on me, I didn't know what KVM cable is until this post. Now I know how to switch between my PC and Mac seamlessly. Thanks!
- chime 16y ago
  If you have separate monitors for your PC/Mac, check out: http://synergy-foss.org/ http://synergy-foss.org/ - it's a software keyboard/mouse switcher. I have my PC and Mac Mini hooked up such that I can just copy something on my PC, move my mouse over to OSX and paste it. It's really awesome though the software took a LOT of configuring (on the OSX-side) to get everything right.
yurifury 16y ago
An alternative to irssi + screen is ZNC: http://en.znc.in/wiki/ZNC http://en.znc.in/wiki/ZNC After installing ZNC on a server, you can use a native IRC client and keep the connectivity usefulness of screen.
MatthewRayfield 16y ago
"Linux: HP Z600 running Lucid Lynx. 2x Quad-core Xeon @ 2.27 GHz, 12 Gb RAM. Windows: HP Z600 running Vista. 2x Quad-core Xeon @ 2.27 GHz, 12 Gb RAM. OS X: Mac Pro running Snow Leopard. 2x Quad-core Xeon @2.26 GHz, 12 Gb RAM." Anybody know what Google standard issue? It's hard to imagine that they equip all there people THIS well. Then again, they are Google.
- yuvadam 16y ago
  AFAIK, each developer is allowed to specify their setup the way they see fit - up to some $$$ limit.
  - w1ntermute 16y ago
    It may not be the same limit for each developer. For example, this guy has a valid reason to have physical access to a Linux, Windows, and OS X machine.
    - aboodman 16y ago
      The 'standard' engineer configuration is a linux or mac workstation, a linux or mac laptop, and a 30" flatscreen. You can get additional hardware with manager approval, which, in my experience is typically a quick rubber stamp when within reason. Chrome engineers have a more extravagant setup by default due to the cross-platform nature of our work and the redonkulous size of the Chrome debug binary.
      - w1ntermute 16y ago
        > The 'standard' engineer configuration is a linux or mac workstation, a linux or mac laptop Are there any restrictions on how much these devices can cost, or what models/brands are permitted? > Chrome engineers have a more extravagant setup by default due to the cross-platform nature of our work and the redonkulous size of the Chrome debug binary. I used to compile my own Chromium binaries when I was running Gentoo, though now I just use chromium-browser-bin from the AUR. When I did compile them, it took ~45 minutes each time - how long does it take on your workstation? I'm guessing it's at least 10 minutes - if so, how does that affect your workflow?
wyclif 16y ago
This is my fave The Setup so far. Finally, someone who doesn't report the typical (and boring) Mac Pro/MacBook Pro hardware combo.

55 points by Adrock 16y ago

Finally someone with a setup similar to mine (though I use Vim instead of Emacs, WeeChat instead of irssi, and am planning to move from Screen to tmux). Using a terminal multiplexer like Screen or tmux as your "IDE" is one of the most amazing things I've discovered. It's completely changed how I work - I can start/stop working at any time from any machine that has an SSH client. Apparently with tmux, it'll even preserve your tiling layout.

uggedal 16y ago
My main development "box" is a 512MB Linode running tmux, weechat, vim, and some zsh consoles. Efficient, consistent and reachable from all kind of machines and places.
- w1ntermute 16y ago
  How much does that cost you? I was thinking of doing something similar, except through Amazon EC2. It could be quite a bit cheaper than having a home server, and definitely wouldn't be so loud.

liuliu 16y ago

Shame on me, I didn't know what KVM cable is until this post. Now I know how to switch between my PC and Mac seamlessly. Thanks!

chime 16y ago
If you have separate monitors for your PC/Mac, check out: http://synergy-foss.org/ http://synergy-foss.org/ - it's a software keyboard/mouse switcher. I have my PC and Mac Mini hooked up such that I can just copy something on my PC, move my mouse over to OSX and paste it. It's really awesome though the software took a LOT of configuring (on the OSX-side) to get everything right.

yurifury 16y ago

An alternative to irssi + screen is ZNC: http://en.znc.in/wiki/ZNC http://en.znc.in/wiki/ZNC After installing ZNC on a server, you can use a native IRC client and keep the connectivity usefulness of screen.

MatthewRayfield 16y ago

"Linux: HP Z600 running Lucid Lynx. 2x Quad-core Xeon @ 2.27 GHz, 12 Gb RAM. Windows: HP Z600 running Vista. 2x Quad-core Xeon @ 2.27 GHz, 12 Gb RAM. OS X: Mac Pro running Snow Leopard. 2x Quad-core Xeon @2.26 GHz, 12 Gb RAM." Anybody know what Google standard issue? It's hard to imagine that they equip all there people THIS well. Then again, they are Google.

yuvadam 16y ago
AFAIK, each developer is allowed to specify their setup the way they see fit - up to some $$$ limit.
- w1ntermute 16y ago
  It may not be the same limit for each developer. For example, this guy has a valid reason to have physical access to a Linux, Windows, and OS X machine.
  - aboodman 16y ago
    The 'standard' engineer configuration is a linux or mac workstation, a linux or mac laptop, and a 30" flatscreen. You can get additional hardware with manager approval, which, in my experience is typically a quick rubber stamp when within reason. Chrome engineers have a more extravagant setup by default due to the cross-platform nature of our work and the redonkulous size of the Chrome debug binary.
    - w1ntermute 16y ago
      > The 'standard' engineer configuration is a linux or mac workstation, a linux or mac laptop Are there any restrictions on how much these devices can cost, or what models/brands are permitted? > Chrome engineers have a more extravagant setup by default due to the cross-platform nature of our work and the redonkulous size of the Chrome debug binary. I used to compile my own Chromium binaries when I was running Gentoo, though now I just use chromium-browser-bin from the AUR. When I did compile them, it took ~45 minutes each time - how long does it take on your workstation? I'm guessing it's at least 10 minutes - if so, how does that affect your workflow?

wyclif 16y ago

This is my fave The Setup so far. Finally, someone who doesn't report the typical (and boring) Mac Pro/MacBook Pro hardware combo.