What I Use

A living document of the tools, software, and hardware that power my daily work.

💻 Editor & Terminal

Cursor (Primary)

• AI-powered fork of VS Code
• Theme: Dark High Contrast
• Font: Fira Code with ligatures
• Key Extension: Claude Code (connects IDE with Claude Code for AI-assisted development)

Neovim (Secondary)

• For quick edits and remote work
• LazyVim for sensible defaults and plugin management

Terminal

• Ghostty (modern GPU-accelerated terminal)
• Zsh with Oh My Zsh
• tmux for session management

🛠️ Development Tools

Version Control

• Git + GitHub (prefer gh CLI over web interface)
• Command-line focused workflow

API Development

• Postman for complex API testing
• HTTPie for quick CLI requests

Containers & Deployment

• Docker + Colima (lightweight Docker runtime)
• Kamal for Rails deployment (Rails ecosystem)
• Cloudflare Pages for static sites

Database

• SQLite3 for most projects
• Primarily CLI-based (no GUI tools)

🖥️ Hardware

Primary Machine

• MacBook Air/Pro (personal and work)
• Minimalist setup - just the laptop

No fancy peripherals, no elaborate desk setup. Simple and portable.

📝 Productivity

Note Taking (in preference order)

• Obsidian → Markdown files → Notion → Apple Notes
• Plain text and portability matter

Task Management

• todo.md files for personal tasks
• GitHub Issues for code-related work
• GitHub Projects & Notion when collaborating

Communication

• Slack for work
• Discord for dev communities

Browser

• Brave (primary) for privacy
• Firefox as backup

🌐 This Site

Tech Stack

• Framework: Astro 5 (SSR on Cloudflare Pages)
• UI: React 19 + TailwindCSS 4
• Components: shadcn/ui
• Styling: Tailwind with custom design system
• Icons: Lucide React
• Animations: Framer Motion
• Linting: Biome
• Deployment: Cloudflare Pages

Content

• Markdown with frontmatter
• Content collections for type safety
• Reading time calculation

Inspired by uses.tech - a list of /uses pages from developers around the world.

Last updated: November 22, 2025