In a recent deep-dive that has sparked debate on Hacker News, developer Russh challenges the conventional wisdom that defaulting to Oh My Zsh is essential for a modern terminal experience.
The article argues that while Oh My Zsh is excellent for feature discovery, it often introduces unnecessary bloat. The framework can significantly slow down shell startup time and turn your terminal prompt into a heavy resource consumer. Instead, the author advocates for the minimalist power of a vanilla zsh configuration. By simply enabling zsh’s built-in completion and prompt systems, users can achieve 90% of the functionality with virtually zero overhead.
The takeaway? Don’t install a framework just because it’s popular. This analysis is a reminder to audit your tooling: stripping away complex dependencies often results in a faster, more responsive development environment.
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