Digging through Jerod Santo’s tool box
Episode
59 min
Read time
2 min
Topics
Productivity, Relationships, Leadership
AI-Generated Summary
Key Takeaways
- ✓Editor Evolution: Switched from Sublime Text to Zed editor within six months for speed and lightness, while keeping Vim for terminal SSH work and one-off text manipulation tasks.
- ✓Custom Platform ROI: Built Changelog's podcast platform in Elixir/Phoenix since 2016, enabling custom features like GitHub transcript sync and partner broadcasting that off-shelf solutions couldn't provide.
- ✓Terminal Productivity: Uses Atuin tool for upgraded shell history with fuzzy search and cross-machine sync, plus Smug for Tmux session management via YAML configuration files.
- ✓AI Integration Strategy: Runs local Llama 3.2 via Ollama with Enchanted GUI for daily queries, while using Cursor for complex code refactoring despite preferring lightweight editors.
What It Covers
Jared Santo reveals his development toolbox including Zed editor, Vim background, Elixir/Phoenix for Changelog, custom podcast platform, business tools like FreshBooks and Gusto, plus AI coding workflows.
Key Questions Answered
- •Editor Evolution: Switched from Sublime Text to Zed editor within six months for speed and lightness, while keeping Vim for terminal SSH work and one-off text manipulation tasks.
- •Custom Platform ROI: Built Changelog's podcast platform in Elixir/Phoenix since 2016, enabling custom features like GitHub transcript sync and partner broadcasting that off-shelf solutions couldn't provide.
- •Terminal Productivity: Uses Atuin tool for upgraded shell history with fuzzy search and cross-machine sync, plus Smug for Tmux session management via YAML configuration files.
- •AI Integration Strategy: Runs local Llama 3.2 via Ollama with Enchanted GUI for daily queries, while using Cursor for complex code refactoring despite preferring lightweight editors.
Notable Moment
Santo admits being a JavaScript sprinkles developer who avoids single-page apps and TypeScript, using only 64KB of minified JavaScript on Changelog despite hosting a JavaScript-focused podcast.
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Tools
- VimRecommended
“keeping Vim for terminal SSH work and one-off text manipulation tasks”
- TMuxRecommended
“Smug for Tmux session management via YAML configuration files”
- OllamaRecommended
“Runs local Llama 3.2 via Ollama with Enchanted GUI for daily queries”
- SmugRecommended
“plus Smug for Tmux session management via YAML configuration files”
- PhoenixRecommended
“Built Changelog's podcast platform in Elixir/Phoenix since 2016”
“business tools like FreshBooks and Gusto”
- ZedRecommended
“Switched from Sublime Text to Zed editor within six months for speed and lightness”
“business tools like FreshBooks and Gusto”
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