Setting Up a Professional Development Environment

Your Tools Matter

A well-configured development environment can significantly boost your productivity. Here's how I set up mine.

VS Code Extensions

• PHP Intelephense
• Tailwind CSS IntelliSense
• GitLens
• Prettier
• Live Server
• GitHub Copilot

Terminal Setup

Windows Terminal with Oh My Posh makes your command line beautiful and functional. Add aliases for common commands:

alias gs="git status"
alias gc="git commit"
alias gp="git push"

XAMPP Configuration

For PHP development, XAMPP provides everything you need. Configure virtual hosts for cleaner URLs and enable error reporting for development.

Version Control

Set up SSH keys for GitHub, configure your .gitignore properly, and use commit message conventions.

Invest time in your setup – it pays dividends every day!