A /uses page details a developer's setup, gear, software and configs (what they use). Note: this is a very opinionated, incomplete list, not a source of truth. Your mileage may will vary.
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Editor & Terminal
- Editor - Visual Studio Code
- Color Theme: Yoncé, by moi
- Extensions (see below)
- Terminal - Hyper
- Coding Font - CaskaydiaCove by Nerd Fonts
Office Setup
- MacBook Pro 14" 2021
- Processor: 10 Core Apple M1 Pro
- Graphics: 16 Core Apple GPU
- Memory: 16 GB
- Storage: 1 TB Flash Storage
- LG 27” LED 4K Monitor
- Canon® PIXMA™ TR4720 Wireless Inkjet All-In-One Color Printer
- Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700
- Yeti Professional Multi-Pattern USB Condenser Microphone
- Razer Kiyo Streaming Webcam
- Creative Pebble Pro Minimalist 2.0 USB-C Computer Speakers
- Anker 777 Thunderbolt Docking Station
- Logitech MX Anywhere 2S Wireless Mouse
- Logitech ERGO K860 Wireless Ergonomic Keyboard
- WD 4TB My Cloud EX2 Ultra Network Attached Storage
- Autonomous ErgoChair Pro
- White Gaming Desk with LED Lights ＆Power Outlet
- 200W USB C Charger
Software
- 1Password - password manager
- Slack - for work things
- Raycast - MacOS spotlight on steroids
- Spotify - Because music
- Friendly Streaming - One streaming app to rule them all
- uBar - dock alternative
- HTTPie - API testing client
- ProtonVPN - open-source VPN
- Fantastical - better calendar
- Airmail - better email
- CleanMyMac - macOS problem fixer
- Hazel - folder and file automation
- Airtable - spreadsheets meets databases
- Image2Icon - convert images into icons
- Bear - simple notetaking app
- Bartender - menu bar management
- Shottr.cc for screenshots
Presentations
Gaming
- Legion 5-15ACH6 Laptop
- Logitech G Astro A30 Wireless Gaming Headset
- 8Bitdo Sn30 Pro+ Bluetooth Controller - cause fuck WASD
On the Go
- Bose QuietComfort Noise Cancelling Earbuds
- Anker PowerCore Essential 20000 Power Bank
- Anker Powerline 3-in-1 Cable
Browser Extensions
I recently switched to Arc Browser, so some of these no longer apply.
- 1Password - Password Manager
- Awesome ChatGPT Screenshot & Screen Recorder
- Awesome Cookie Manager
- axe DevTools - Web Accessibility Testing
- Clear Cache
- Close Duplicate Tab
- CSS Peeper
- Event Merge for Google Calendar™
- File Icons for GitHub and GitLab
- JSON Viewer - A prettified view of JSON payloads
- Lighthouse
- Requestly - Open Source HTTPs Debugging Proxy
- Refined GitHub - GitHub on steroids
- Siteimprove Accessibility Checker
- Tab Suspender
- Better Than Bookmarks - Toby
- Web Developer
- Web Maker
CLIs
- Homebrew - The Missing Package Manager for macOS
- 1Password CLI - 1Password on the command line
- GitHub CLI - GitHub on the command line. Great for creating PRs, etc.
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VSCode Extensions
- Better Comments
- SQLite
- Color Picker
- Color Info
- :emojisense:
- Dashboard
- Path Intellisense
- ESLint
- Notes
- GitLens — Git supercharged
- Prettier - Code formatter
- Expo Tools
- Simple New File
- Monorepo Workspace
- Auto Close Tag
- Auto Rename Tag
- Better Nunjucks
- GitHub Copilot
- Batch Rename
- vscode-random
- Duplicate action
- Docker
- Dev Containers
- Remote - SSH
Backup Strategy
- Local: a Western Digital portable hard drive via Time Machine
- Cloud: entire computer remotely backed up to Backblaze
- I still use Dropbox but in a more limited capacity
Other Services
- GitHub - for hosting code
- iwantmyname.com - for domain registration
- Plex Media Server - for media streaming
- Twingate - for remote access
This Site
- Built with Eleventy
- Hosted on Netlify
- Body font: Satoshi by FontShare
- Monospace font: CaskaydiaCove by Nerd Fonts
- Script font: Milkshake Script by Mila Garret