Dotfiles: Taming Your Dev Environment (and Your AI Coding Agents)

Dr. Mowinckel's blog: I formatted my Mac last year and was so thankful my colleague Inge had helped me setup a dotfiles repo years ago. If you're not familiar with the concept: [dotfiles](https://driesvints.com/blog/getting-started-with-dotfiles/) are the hidden configuration files that live in your home directory (`.zshrc`, `.gitconfig`, etc.), and a dotfiles repo is a way to version control them so you can restore your entire setup on a new machine.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-03-02
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18835305
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Scientific Computing and Data Management
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Dotfiles: Taming Your Dev Environment (and Your AI Coding Agents)

Athanasia Monika Mowinckel
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Scientific Computing and Data Management
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Dotfiles: Taming Your Dev Environment (and Your AI Coding Agents)

Athanasia Monika Mowinckel
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Dr. Mowinckel's blog: I formatted my Mac last year and was so thankful my colleague Inge had helped me setup a dotfiles repo years ago. If you're not familiar with the concept: [dotfiles](https://driesvints.com/blog/getting-started-with-dotfiles/) are the hidden configuration files that live in your home directory (`.zshrc`, `.gitconfig`, etc.), and a dotfiles repo is a way to version control them so you can restore your entire setup on a new machine.

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