tools.qmd

# Tools

## Design not tools

I was asked to plan scheduling and capacity tool.
I learned that the key thing was thinking about what data you want to capture and how you use it and not get dragged into tool wars and features.

## On a fresh laptop

## My favourite VS code / Positron extensions

I use Positron as my daily IDE

- [Synthwave '84 theme](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=RobbOwen.synthwave-vscode)
- GitHub Pull Requests](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=GitHub.vscode-pull-request-github)
- [Gitmoji](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=seatonjiang.gitmoji-vscode#:~:text=Open%20Visual%20Studio%20Code.,button%2C%20then%20the%20Enable%20button.)

See why I love Gitmoji @sec-gitmoji

## Maintain your tools

Look after your biking/paddling kit -> look after your programming kit