My daily developer tool stack — everything I actually use (Malaysia context)
by Darshan Pillai·May 22, 2026
After years of accumulation and pruning, here's what actually runs on my machine every workday.
Terminal: Wezterm + Fish shell + Starship prompt. Fast, configurable, doesn't get in the way.
Editor: Neovim for most things, VS Code for anything that needs heavy plugin support.
Git GUI: Lazygit, a TUI that makes complex git operations intuitive without leaving the terminal.
API testing: Bruno (open source Postman alternative), local-first, no cloud sync of your API secrets.
Database: TablePlus for GUI database access, cleaner than DBeaver and works across Postgres, MySQL, SQLite.
Password/secrets: Bitwarden for personal, 1Password for work team.
Note-taking: Obsidian with a simple daily note template.
What's in your stack? Particularly curious what Malaysian devs use for local development given the bandwidth variability.