Warp

This week I wanted to share with the TTR fans about Warp, a replacement terminal for MacOS and Linux (Windows coming soon). This does not replace your shell (like Zsh, Fish or Bash) but is the thing that hosts it and it can be a game changer.

I've been using Warp for years on MacOS and it is one of my secret sauces for how I am so productive. Warp has what you want in a modern terminal like great editing support, autocompletion, a pallet command, key bindings, themes etc...

It is basically VSCode the IDE version... and like picking a great IDE can have a major impact on your success, so can your terminal.

That is good but where it stands out to me are in 4 areas:

1. Workflows: Using previous terminals, I would create a script if I wanted a repeatable command. My shell would be full of custom scripts I had to remember to copy off if I got a new machine. Warp has workflows built-in, which are the same thing except at a shell level (and they sync), and Warp makes it easy to take any command and turn it into a workflow.
2. AI: It is 2024, so AI is essential and Warp has a console smart AI. It is not just ChatGPT with all the hallucinations it causes, this is a dedicated AI that knows the console, and console apps. I don't use it often, but every so often I need to do something complex (like FFmpeg) and I can get 90% of the way there by asking the AI.
3. Runbooks: Got a team? Do you have documentation on what to do when your systems break? Has that documentation got commands which your team copy/pastes into the terminal to fix the systems? Why not have your documentation, with executable commands all in the terminal? Warp as a platform for teams is a game changer. You'll never want to use Confluence for runbooks again.
4. Quake mode: The video game Quake has a console, which drops down from the top so the devs can change things. Warp has this too! Except the game is your computer - I just hit a keyboard combo and wherever I am looking, my terminal floats down from the top. No more alt-tab to death or looking for an icon. It is there when I need it and goes away just as fast.

Warp is a major productivity boost for anyone who uses the terminal.

I also wanted to say a big thank you to all the TTR fans! I had this idea for a newsletter in about 1 minute and thought it would be mostly me and 2 people. I got 179 signups in the first week! You are all amazing! Thank you so much! I am blown away!