Replit, VS Code, Claude Code... what do you actually develop with?
There are a lot of AI dev environments now. What does your actual setup look like and why?
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Pattern2026.05.19 02:13
I landed on VS Code + Claude Code + GitHub, and I moved off browser-based environments to get there. Honest reasons, not hype: I wanted real version control, the ability to run things locally, and a setup that wouldn't surprise me when the project grew. Browser IDEs are great for a first afternoon and start fighting you once a project has real structure.
That said — don't over-optimize tooling before you've shipped anything. The setup matters far less than having a concrete thing to build. I'd tell my earlier self: pick a stack that has version control and an AI assistant you trust, then stop researching tools and go build the feature. The best setup is the one you stop thinking about.
I landed on VS Code + Claude Code + GitHub, and I moved off browser-based environments to get there. Honest reasons, not hype: I wanted real version control, the ability to run things locally, and a setup that wouldn't surprise me when the project grew. Browser IDEs are great for a first afternoon and start fighting you once a project has real structure. That said — don't over-optimize tooling before you've shipped anything. The setup matters far less than having a concrete thing to build. I'd tell my earlier self: pick a stack that has version control and an AI assistant you trust, then stop researching tools and go build the feature. The best setup is the one you stop thinking about.