Case Study: A Developer’s Workflow Without Cmd+Tab

Meet Kevin

Kevin is a backend developer juggling:

• 3 VSCode windows
• 2 Terminal tabs
• Chrome (docs)
• Notion (tickets)
• Slack (team chat)

He used ⌘ + Tab and got stuck in what he calls “The Tab Loop.”

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The Switch to Assignee

Kevin mapped:

• Ctrl + Tab → Q → VSCode (window 1)
• Ctrl + Tab → W → VSCode (window 2)
• Ctrl + Tab → E → Slack
• Ctrl + Tab → R → Notion
• Ctrl + Tab → T → Terminal
• Ctrl + Tab → Y → Docs

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The Result

• Cut down app-switch time by ~40%
• No visual scanning
• No ⌘ + Tabing back and forth endlessly

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Final Thought

Kevin didn’t just switch tools—he switched mindsets. Assignee gave him clarity, speed, and consistency.