Even though I use something else, this is cool for reducing context switching.

I used to need to hop between many tools and windows and I found that, similar to the doorway effect, this switching had the chance to distract me from what I was doing. That split second of switching contexts was enough to let my mind drop the balls it was juggling and think about something else.

So in my chosen tool I now have the terminal, editor, debugger and database as tabs or tool panes. It has helped my concentration immensely as I am not switching contexts to a new window and my focus remains on the task.

I go to great lengths to stuff tools into the platform I use in order to reduce switching, even down to making tool buttons for things like enabling ssh tunnels needed for remote debugging, compiling assets from a button and so on. For everything I can't stuff into a button, shortcut or tool pane, there is the terminal pane. Learning my tool thoroughly has been a real boon for my working efficacy.