Utilities

Shells, version control, and the command line.

• Bash & PowerShellShell automation on both platforms.
• Windows TerminalWhere the shells actually live.
• GitVersion control, all of it.
• GitHubWhere the repos live.

Editors, runtimes, and what this site is built from.

• VS CodeCore code editor.
• Next.jsApp Router and React Server Components.
• ReactThe whole front end.
• TypeScriptStrict, everywhere, no exceptions.
• Tailwind CSSv4, with every token declared in globals.css.
• shadcn/uiPrimitives I own rather than install.
• Node.jsRuntime for everything local.
• npm & pnpmPackage managers — pnpm when disk space matters.
• ESLint & PrettierLinting and formatting, settled once.

Assistants and agents that write alongside me.

• Claude CodeAgentic pair programming, in the terminal.
• Codex CLITerminal-based AI coding agent.

Databases, caches, and the tools for poking at endpoints.

• PostgreSQLRelational default.
• MongoDBFor when the shape isn't settled yet.
• PrismaTyped access to whatever's underneath.
• FirebaseAuth and quick backends.
• Upstash RedisServerless Redis behind this site's view counter.
• ExpressSmall APIs that don't need a framework.
• PostmanPoking at endpoints before they're wired up.

Where things go live, and what feeds them.

• VercelDeploys, preview URLs, edge runtime.
• RenderLong-running services and cron jobs.
• RailwayDatabases and backends without the ceremony.
• HashnodeWrites the blog; /blog reads its GraphQL API.

Design tools, notes, and everything that tracks the work.

• Figma & CanvaMockups, UI work, and quick graphics.
• NotionNotes, planning, half-finished ideas.
• ObsidianLocal markdown vault that never syncs anywhere.
• LinearIssues and project tracking.
• GrammarlySecond pass on anything I write.

Browsers, chat, and whatever's playing while I work.

• BrowsersChrome, Arc, and Brave when I want privacy.
• ChatTelegram, Zoom, Discord, Slack.
• MusicSpotify and Amazon Music — Spotify also feeds /music.