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Product Choices 💻 Software / Dev Tools Category Recommendation Notes Java backend IDE IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate No contest. The Community edition is enough, but Ultimate’s Spring/database support pays for itself Lightweight editor / full-stack VS Code Pairs with Claude Code and remote development AI coding assistant Claude Code Agentic coding in the terminal / IDE Windows offline dictionary GoldenDict-ng Open source, supports many dictionary formats (mdx/dsl/StarDict) Terminal (Windows) Windows Terminal + WSL2 You already use it API testing Apifox (China) / Bruno (open, lightweight) Postman keeps getting bloated; Bruno is the new trend Database client DataGrip / DBeaver DBeaver is free and supports PostGIS Git GUI Fork / GitKraken / just the CLI Container management OrbStack (Mac) / Docker Desktop OrbStack is much faster than Docker Desktop on Mac Terminal multiplexer / remote tmux + zellij Essential for keeping remote jobs alive and reconnecting CLI efficiency trio fzf + ripgrep + zoxide Fuzzy find / global search / smart cd — you won’t go back Shell prompt Starship + zsh / fish Cross-shell prompt showing git status, k8s context Font (coding) JetBrains Mono / Maple Mono Maple Mono has CJK-Latin monospace ligatures — a great domestic option 🤖 AI Tools Category Recommendation Notes Coding assistant ⏳ Claude Code / Claude Opus Top tier for complex refactors and agentic workflows Domestic chat models DeepSeek / Tongyi Qianwen / Kimi DeepSeek has strong value and coding ability; already in your data pipeline Local inference Ollama + Qwen / DeepSeek distilled Privacy-sensitive, offline scenarios; pairs with NAS/ECS Java + AI stack Spring AI + pgvector RAG / agent backend; highest-ROI resume differentiator in 2026 Inline translation Immersive Translate (browser extension) Bilingual side-by-side — a lifesaver for English docs/papers 📱 Mobile Devices Category Recommendation ⏳ Notes Value Android king OnePlus Ace 5 series / iQOO Neo10 Pro / Redmi K80 Meizu 21 is discontinued and downgraded. In the current ¥2–3K range these are the mainstream consensus Gaming performance iQOO Neo10 Pro / Redmi K80 Pro Dual chips + big battery Camera flagship vivo X300 Pro / Xiaomi 15 Ultra First pick for photography fans Display / productivity king Samsung S25 Ultra S Pen + display benchmark Ad-free / clean OS iPhone / Samsung Ads in domestic ROMs are still a downside Tablet iPad (ecosystem) / Xiaomi Pad (value) Smartwatch Apple Watch (iOS) / Huawei GT series (battery) Health monitoring, sit-too-long reminders Note: Phones update the fastest here — check the current month’s rankings again before buying. The Meizu 21 was once a niche gem (“ad-free + flagship chip + flat screen”), but it’s now outdated.
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