3 months ago
Wed Oct 22, 2025 2:56pm PST
Ask HN: Developer Quirks
I’ve worked with a mid-level typescript developer that “refuses” to use the vscode terminal for anything (prefers using an external terminal - preferably warp). Not even adhoc JS scripts that I’d typically go `node fibo.js`. Not the `npm run build-watch` that I like to have in the terminal while I’m editing api code to help me catch type issues on the spot. Not even the `npm run start`

-> This feels extreme to me because most developer quirks and preferences tend to be about optimising things -> this doesn’t. People like vim because it makes code navigation super fact. Lots of dev’s like keyboard shortcuts a lot because against - faster.

But this preference makes me do a double take and makes me wonder - to what extent are our developer habits or quirks A bit out of “order”?

What are your quirks

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