Uses

Things I use daily for development and life. Inspired by uses.tech.

~~Strikethrough~~ means I've moved on from it.

Editor

• VS Code — my main editor for everything
  • Theme: One Dark Pro
  • Font: JetBrains Mono (ligatures enabled)
  • Key extensions: ESLint, Prettier, Tailwind CSS IntelliSense, GitLens
• ~~Sublime Text~~ — used briefly before switching to VS Code

Terminal

• iTerm2 — split panes, hotkey window, and beautiful themes
• Zsh + Oh My Zsh — aliases and plugins make life easier
• Starship — minimal, fast prompt

Languages & Frameworks

• TypeScript — can't go back to plain JS
• Next.js — React framework of choice
• Tailwind CSS — utility-first styling
• React — the UI library that started it all
• ~~React Native~~ — used for mobile app projects at the startup

Fonts

• JetBrains Mono — editor and terminal
• Inter — web projects (this site uses it)

Browser

• Arc — primary browser, beautiful and productive
• Chrome — for DevTools debugging
• Extensions: React DevTools, uBlock Origin, Wappalyzer

Hardware

• MacBook Pro M1 — daily driver
• 27" Monitor — external display for multitasking
• ~~Custom PC (Windows)~~ — retired gaming/dev machine

Desk Setup

• Standing desk converter
• Mechanical keyboard
• Logitech mouse
• AirPods Pro — noise cancellation for focus