A dev swapped out tmux for a slick combo: Zellij, SSH multiplexing, and systemd socket daemons. No more virtual splits. Just clean session persistence and tight remote control.

This setup brings scrollback back where it belongs—your terminal’s native buffer. It plays nice with extras like the Kitty graphics protocol and offloads window juggling to your actual window manager.

The shift: Multiplexers aren’t dead—but the old models are looking crusty. More devs are ditching all-in-one tools for modular setups powered by Unix-native parts that speak standard protocols.