Daily Toolkit & Setup

Software, Hardware & Ergonomics

An authentic, unvarnished index of the tools, editor themes, hardware, and developer infrastructure I rely on to ship software every day.

Workstation & Hardware

5 Essential Tools

MacBook Pro M-Series

Primary work machine for rapid development, battery efficiency, and local Docker containers.

Custom Linux Rig

Dual-boot workstation used for distributed backend benchmarking, microservices, and deep builds.

LG 34" Ultrawide Curved Monitor

Gives ample horizontal real estate for side-by-side IDE, terminal, and browser dev tools.

Keychron Q1 Pro Mechanical Keyboard

Custom tactile switches for effortless all-day typing.

Logitech MX Master 3S

Ergonomic precision mouse with smooth magnetic scrolling.

Code Editor & Terminal

4 Essential Tools

VS Code & Cursor

Primary code editors configured with Tokyo Night Dark theme and tailored snippets.

Geist Mono Font

Super crisp, modern monospace typography with exceptional readability for programming.

Warp & iTerm2

Modern GPU-accelerated terminal with Zsh, Oh My Zsh, and Starship prompt.

Git & GitHub CLI

Daily driver for commit hygiene, branch management, and PR reviews.

Development & Design Stack

6 Essential Tools

Next.js 16 + React 19

The backbone of modern frontend web applications.

Node.js 24 + Express

Fast, flexible, and battle-tested backend foundation.

MongoDB Atlas & Compass

Versatile document database with lightning-fast aggregation and vector search.

Tailwind CSS v4 + Motion

Expressive, token-driven styling and high-performance micro-animations.

Postman & Bruno

API design, automated request collection testing, and environment variable handling.

Figma

Wireframing layouts, component prototyping, and visual design tokens before writing code.

Hosting & Infrastructure

4 Essential Tools

Vercel

Zero-config edge deployment for Next.js frontend with preview environments.

Render / Railway

Automated hosting for Node.js Express APIs and background jobs.

Cloudinary CDN

Automated responsive image optimization, transformation, and media hosting.

GitHub Actions

Automated CI/CD pipelines for linting, type-checking, and seamless deployment.