@sebastienrousseau/dotfiles/docs/archive/LEGACY_ROADMAP.md

The Trusted Shell Platform — Universal dotfiles managed by Chezmoi. Features Bash & Zsh for macOS, Linux & WSL. Rust modern tooling & enterprise-grade security.

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# The Ultimate Developer Environment Roadmap

This roadmap outlines the path to a high-performance, super-efficient development machine designed for Rust, Python, and AI on Linux (Zorin OS / T2 Mac hardware).

## Phase 1: Foundation (Completed)

- **Core Shell**: Zsh + Oh My Zsh.
- **Modern Prompt**: Starship (hooked & active).
- **Language Managers**: `rustup` (Rust) and `fnm` (Node.js).
- **Ultra-Fast Python**: `uv` installed.
- **Basic Modern Tools**: `eza` (ls), `bat` (cat), `fd` (find), `ripgrep` (grep).
- **Git Enhancements**: `lazygit` (TUI) and `delta` (Diffs).
- **Multiplexer**: `zellij` installed.
- **AI**: `ollama` installed locally.
- **Security**: Firewall (`ufw`) enabled.

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## Phase 2: Speed & Navigation (Completed)

Focus: Reduce friction in filesystem navigation and build times.

### 1. Navigation

- [x] **Zoxide**: Smarter `cd` command that learns your habits (`z directory`).
- [x] **FZF**: Command-line fuzzy finder. Essential for search history, files, and replacing standard completion.
- [x] **Yazi**: Blazing fast terminal file manager (Rust-based).

### 2. Rust Optimization

- [x] **Mold**: Use the `mold` linker to speed up Rust compile times by 3x-10x.
- [x] **Sccache**: Shared compilation cache to speed up recompilations across projects.
- [x] **Bacon**: Background rust compiler that gives instant feedback on errors.

### 3. Python Optimization

- [x] **Ruff**: Extremely fast Python linter and formatter (replace flake8/black).
- [x] **Global Config**: Set `uv` to use system Python or managed Python preferences.

### 4. Code Search

- [x] **Ripgrep-all (rga)**: Search inside PDFs, E-Books, zip files, etc.

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## Phase 3: AI Power User (Completed)

Focus: Integrate AI deeply into the workflow.

- [x] **Fabric**: Open-source framework for augmenting humans using AI (installed via `cmd` path).
- [x] **Open WebUI**: A beautiful web interface for `ollama` (requires Docker).
- [x] **GitHub Copilot CLI**: Integrate AI assistance directly into the terminal commands.
- [x] **Local RAG**: Setup tools to chat with your own documents locally (Open WebUI).

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## Phase 4: System Tuning & Hardening (Completed)

Focus: Squeeze every ounce of performance and security from the hardware.

- [x] **Kernel Tuning**: Increase file descriptor limits and optimize TCP stack for lower latency.
- [x] **Swap Optimization**: Configure `zram` for memory compression (improves performance on 16GB RAM).
- [x] **Flatpak Overrides**: Secure Flatpak permissions using `Flatseal`.
- [x] **Automated Updates**: Configure `unattended-upgrades` for security patches.

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## Phase 5: Final Polish (Completed)

- [x] **Global UV Config**: Created `~/.config/uv/uv.toml` for managed python preference.
- [x] **Roadmap Completion**: Verified all items are 100% complete.

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## Maintenance & Updates

- **Update System**: `sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade`
- **Update Rust**: `rustup update`
- **Update Node**: `fnm install --lts`
- **Update UV**: `uv self update`
- **Update Firmware**: `fwupdmgr get-updates`

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## Phase 6: Desktop Environment (Completed)

Focus: Clean, bloat-free, and supercharged GNOME/Zorin experience.

- [x] **Bloatware Removal**: Removed games (`aisleriot`, `mines`, etc.) and media apps (`rhythmbox`, `totem`).
- [x] **Menu Cleanup**: Created `hide_menu_entries.sh` to deduplicate and hide unwanted entries.
- [x] **GNOME Extensions**: Installed productivity boosters via `gnome-extensions-cli`:
  - [x] `Clipboard Indicator`: History management.
  - [x] `Caffeine`: Prevent auto-suspend.
  - [x] `Impatience`: Speed up animations.
  - [x] `Vitals`: System monitoring in top bar.
- [x] **Memory Tuning**: Optimize GNOME Shell performance.

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## Phase 7: Browser Optimization (Completed)

Focus: Chrome tuned for development and memory efficiency.

- [x] **Settings**: Enable "Memory Saver" and "Energy Saver" via Managed Policies.
- [x] **Extensions**: Automated installation of developer stack (uBlock, JSON Viewer, React DevTools, Vimium, Refined GitHub).
- [x] **Profile Separation**: Separate Personal and Work profiles (Manual setup recommendation).

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## Phase 8: Neovim IDE (Completed)

Focus: Building a terminal-based IDE that rivals VS Code for Rust, Python, and AI.

- [x] **Latest Version**: Installed Neovim v0.12.0-dev (Nightly) to resolve plugin stability issues.
- [x] **Plugin Manager**: Setup `lazy.nvim` with modular config (Restored from **PR #62**).
- [x] **Core Plugins**:
  - [x] `Telescope`: Fuzzy finding.
  - [x] `Treesitter`: Syntax highlighting.
  - [x] `Harpoon`: Fast file switching.
  - [x] `Neo-tree`: File explorer.
- [x] **UI/UX Menus**: Added `dressing.nvim` and `telescope-ui-select.nvim` for modern, searchable selection lists and floating inputs.
- [x] **LSP & Autocomplete**:
  - [x] `Mason`: Managing LSPs (rust-analyzer, pyright, ruff).
  - [x] `Cmp`: Autocompletion engine.
- [x] **Language Specifics**:
  - [x] **Rust**: `rustaceanvim` configured.
  - [x] **Python**: `pyright` + `ruff`.
- [x] **AI Integration**:
  - [x] `Copilot.lua`: Enabled (needs `:Copilot auth`).
  - [x] `CopilotChat.nvim`: Sidebar chat (VS Code style).
  - [ ] `Avante.nvim`: Skipped (Removed due to complexity/instability).
- [x] **VS Code Parity Pack**:
  - [x] `Trouble`: Problems panel.
  - [x] `Spectre`: Search/Replace.
  - [x] `Autopairs`: Auto-close brackets.
  - [x] `Todo-Comments`: TODO/FIXME highlighting.
  - [x] `Persistence`: Session management.

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## Phase 9: Repository Polish & PR #62 (In Progress)

Focus: Finalize the `dotfiles` repository for public consumption and sync the local "Gold Standard" environment.

- [x] **Repository Sync**:
  - [x] Clone official repo to `~/dotfiles`.
  - [ ] Sync validated configuration (Neovim, scripts, tuning) into repository.
- [ ] **Documentation Update**:
  - [ ] Refactor `README.md` for the modern architecture.
  - [ ] Add "Easy Setup" and "Troubleshooting" guides.
- [ ] **Final PR Submission**:
  - [ ] Verify clean diff against original PR #62.
  - [ ] Push updates to PR #62 branch.