Uses · Gear & tools

Behind the screen.
Inside the toolkit.

The things I use to make things. Some are essential. Some just make the day a little better.

Workstation

MacBook Pro, M4 Max, 48GB RAM (2024)

My main machine for coding, writing, and everything else.
2x LG 32UD60-B 4K Monitor 32

Not the best monitors for color correction but generally as a primary web engineer that interfaces with designers who spec out all of the colors for me, color correctness was less of a worry.
Kinesis FreeStyle Edge

I have never had pain in my hands from typing all day, however I wanted to make sure that I was prepared just in case, so I slowly trained myself to use a split ergo keyboard to make things easier on me in the future.
Apple Magic Trackpad

Something about all the gestures makes me feel like a wizard with special powers. I really like feeling like a wizard with special powers.

Visual Studio Code ↗

Pretty much the go to IDE these days.
Warp ↗

Warp is quickly becoming my favorite terminal
Postico ↗

Nothing really beats Postico for accessing postgresql databases locally or remotely.
Yaak ↗

Local-first API client for quick REST and GraphQL testing.

Raycast ↗

Before I would have said Alfred but Raycast has slowly been taking over most of my tooling.
CleanShot X ↗

Fast screenshots, annotations, and screen recordings without extra friction.
Linear ↗

Keeps projects, bugs, and ideas organized without feeling heavy.

Augment Code ↗

AI coding assistant for in-editor help and faster iteration.
Cursor ↗

Primary editor for prompting, refactors, and fast iteration.
ChatGPT ↗

Drafting, brainstorming, and quick explanations when I need a second brain.
t3.chat ↗

Quick prompts and lightweight sessions without extra setup.
Codex ↗

Focused coding help for structured changes and reviews.
OpenCode ↗

Interactive CLI-style flow for multi-step engineering tasks.
Claude Code ↗

Long-form reasoning and deeper refactors when I need more context.