[noosphr]

Ask an llm how to setup.

This is one area where they excel at with no caveats.

[cjfd]

How about not? If an LLM is needed to get set up either the language or the documentation is garbage. Probably both.

[noosphr]

If you get deeply excited about config files, sure, go right ahead and set up the dev env without help.

[cjfd]

pacman -S git vim gcc make gtest

That is about it. No stinkin' config files needed. Initial Makefile is about 15 lines long, I can type it myself or copy something from another project.

[noosphr]

Ah you should have just said you use arch.

But it's a very weak programmer that needs a test suite. Real ones prove the consistency of their programs with goose feather and vellum.

[cjfd]

I am not sure about the goose feather and the vellum but you do have a point about proving consistency. Fortunately, I also have a coq/rocq project for that kind of stuff so maybe one day I can be a not-so-very-weak programmer.