Software I use, gadgets I love, and other things I recommend.
I get asked a lot about the things I use to build software, stay productive, or buy to fool myself into thinking I’m being productive when I’m really just procrastinating. Here’s a big list of all of my favorite stuff.
Workstation
Dev/Gaming Machine - 12900K, RTX 3070, 32GB RAM
I've been gradually upgrading my computer over time, so it's kinda like a PC of Theseus now. As a developer, I've always got a bunch of servers running, Docker doing its thing in the background, and tons of browser tabs open. Moving from a 7700K to a 12900K was a huge step up, and the 3070 GPU is just awesome.
Alienware AW3418DW 34" (x2)
Once you go Ultrawide, you never go back. So I got two. They're great for productivity and gaming.
Epomaker TH80 Pro 75% Keyboard`
I'm a bit of a keyboard hoarder, but this is my daily driver at the moment. Currently running it with Gateron Pro Yellow switches.
Logitech G Pro X Superlight Mouse
As a former Razer Deathadder user, I was skeptical to try out a Logitech mouse, but I'm glad I did. The G Pro X is a great mouse, extremely light, great battery life, and perfect tracking. 4 years and still going strong.
Development tools
Visual Studio Code
Pretty self-explanatory. I use this for everything code-related for web projects. I also made my own theme that is pretty popular, you can check it out here!
Zed
Currently trying this one out as an alternative to VSCode. Still needs some more work but seems quite promising.
Windows Terminal
Love the new terminal that Microsoft released with Windows 11. I use it for all my terminal needs because it's super easy to open terminals in different environments like Powershell, WSL, and Git Bash.
Terminus SSH Client
PuTTY for the modern age. An absolute breath of fresh air when it comes to SSH management if you access a lot of different servers frequently. Being able to swap between my laptop and desktop and have the SSH keys synced and ready to go is extremely convenient.
GitKraken for Git
For me, it's one of those tools that I've always used since the very start.
Obsidian.md
I don't go as crazy as some people do with their 'second brain' stuff, but it's a nice place to keep my notes organized since I often don't need anything fancier than markdown.
Design
Figma
I use Figma for literally everything I can for design work. If I need to do something more complex, I use Photoshop.