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Protocol Zero Friction II: from 3 seconds to 100ms

How I reduced zsh startup time from 3 seconds to 100ms by eliminating Oh My Zsh, caching completions, hardcoding Homebrew paths, and extracting hardcoded secrets.

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Protocol Zero Friction: tactical zsh configuration

A practical zsh setup for developers: Oh My Zsh, Starship prompt, Zoxide, FZF, Eza, and Bat configured for zero-friction terminal work.

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