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Hi. This is James Patrick's current collection of dotfiles. If you found this
feel free to steal what ever you want, if you have any questions feel free to
contact me.
# Tenants
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1. The time invested in configuring tools will probably never recouped by
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increased productivity. That isn't a reason not to it.
2. Don't write what already exist.
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3. Config to have easy setup and tear down, without destroying anything
important.
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4. Try to stay lean. More tools begets more maintenance.
1. The best code is no code.
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2. It's better to have an imperfect tool than to have envs diverge.
3. Write tooling to allow for variation between envs.
5. Any rule can ignored if it has a non-stupid reason.
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6. Take lots of screenshots.
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7. Don't be an idiot and store large files.
# Quick start
```sh
git clone https://git.jpatrick.io/james/dotfiles.git ~/.dotfiles
make -C ~/.dotfiles install
```