Why Terminal-Based Development Is Best For Me

One day, I was working on a Python project. I had my ‘reliable and speedy’ Windows and my ‘fast and optimized’ VS Code. But, the only issue with this, is that those adjectives, are false. To have three browser tabs and one VS Code window open at the same time was like a death wish to my 16GB of RAM. And, as you may have guessed, this wasn’t just ‘one day’, but rather, every single time I wanted to do any sort of development in the Microsoft ecosystem (minus the browser, I viewed Microsoft Edge as terrible and Chrome as just the only replacement, despite its lag). ...

June 11, 2026 · 6 min · 1270 words