--- title: i’m becoming the developer i used to make fun of | daily.dev description: A developer reflects on how they went from mocking Linux power users, vim enthusiasts, and terminal-heavy setups to daily driving Arch Linux, Kitty, and Neovim... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ogzoyej2s twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: i’m becoming the developer i used to make fun of | daily.dev og:description: A developer reflects on how they went from mocking Linux power users, vim enthusiasts, and terminal-heavy setups to daily driving Arch Linux, Kitty, and Neovim... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ogzoyej2s og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ogzoYEj2S.png og:image:alt: Post cover image og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # i’m becoming the developer i used to make fun of **[Ongoro Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/ongoroblog)** · [@georgeongoro](https://daily.dev/georgeongoro) · 299 upvotes · 43 comments ## Summary A developer reflects on how they went from mocking Linux power users, vim enthusiasts, and terminal-heavy setups to daily driving Arch Linux, Kitty, and Neovim themselves. The shift came from frustration with sluggish, friction-heavy tools like Windows+WSL and bloated VS Code. The result was a faster, more enjoyable workflow — but also the loss of strong opinions, replaced by the dreaded 'it depends' mindset. The post is a candid, self-aware story about how experience erodes certainty and builds tolerance for trade-offs. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@danjuniormarinho** · 23 upvotes > We feel you brother. **@confidentcoding** · 8 upvotes > I've always just felt that we should just use the right tool for the job. I'm a bit of a fiend when it comes to different tools. I love trying all different kinds of workflows to just see what each one has to offer. **@fabianletsch** · 7 upvotes > I feel you. > > > Past me also would have definitely made fun of me for criticising Clean Code and yet here i am writing this blogpost: [https://fabianletsch.de/blog/clean-code-is-a-lie/](https://fabianletsch.de/blog/clean-code-is-a-lie/) > > > Same also with AI usage, back then i thought all vibe coders are nuts and today i am an AI power user. (Who still very much knows about the limitations of AI) **@radmilomarkovic** · 4 upvotes > Some lessons are learned with testing different tools and options. **@ralsei** · 3 upvotes > I always feel so vindicated by these posts ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#devtools](https://daily.dev/tags/devtools) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/ogzoyej2s) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https://daily.dev/posts/ogzoyej2s","headline":"i’m becoming the developer i used to make fun of","text":"Shared: i’m becoming the developer i used to make fun of","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/ogzoyej2s","datePublished":"2026-05-02T08:23:20.970Z","dateModified":"2026-05-02T08:24:30.704Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"George Ongoro","url":"https://daily.dev/georgeongoro","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--jXl_MleY--/f_auto/v1779359556/avatars/avatar_JCfNZtLPNzTFifdLCBjRk?_a=BAMAMiWQ0","description":"Full-Stack Engineer | Go & TypeScript | Shipping production software, open-source CLIs, and systems","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"EndorseAction"},"userInteractionCount":5530}},"image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--qPvKM23u--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2009","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":299},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":43}],"sharedContent":{"@type":"WebPage","url":"https://api.daily.dev/r/1zLuua31c"},"comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"We feel you brother.","datePublished":"2026-05-02T13:18:16.765Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/ogzoYEj2S#c-WJqR7MPoY","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Danniel Marinho","url":"https://daily.dev/danjuniormarinho","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--jPvbNNGz--/f_auto/v1775126651/avatars/avatar_BHFCv2u2f59SDi4FPjHhJ?_a=BAMAMiWQ0"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":23}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"I’ve always just felt that we should just use the right tool for the job. 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