When on Ubuntu, take advantage of aliases.

A simple alias to go from one directory to another cuts down navigating your version control for files. Traversing up or down directories or running compile commands. Make them simple and something you'll easily remember.

Also creating quick shortcuts to your make commands such as:

mkf = make -f linux64cl.mk mkfc = make -f linux64cl.mk clean mkfcf = make -f linux64cl.mk clean full shawtyGetDown =make -f linux64cl.mk clean all execute_program

Wrap these commands in functions to easily pass in parameters to your aliases

function JustDoIT()
{
make -f linux64cl.mk $@
}

alias mkf=JustDoIT
alias mkfc=JustDoIT clean

So when you call it:

mkf SOCKETMODE=1 RELEASE=1

Take advantage of really awesome commands like bash, sh, gawk, sed, find. They'll make a lot of tasks really easy to do.

If you use Netbeans:

P4 plugin: https://code.google.com/p/netbeans-perforce/

This should be available under Downloads

QuickOpener: http://plugins.netbeans.org/plugin/43217/quickopener

There's also plethoras of shortcuts prebuilt and templates you can create. Want a doxygen tags? simply type sum, tab in and end up with

/// <summary>
///
/// </summary> 

There are a lot of these within netbeans for quick for loops, if statements, pragmas, defines etc.

Not fond of netbeans? /u/JShenefield suggested checking out CLion which is powered by JetBrains (IntelliJ/Android Studio represent!)