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Tools I Use

A complete breakdown of the hardware, software, and tools that power my daily development workflow — everything I rely on to build great web experiences.

Editor & Terminal

Visual Studio Code

My primary editor. Fast, extensible, and packed with great plugins. I spend most of my day here.

Zsh + Oh My Zsh

Supercharged shell with plugins for git, autocomplete, and syntax highlighting. Makes the terminal actually enjoyable.

Fira Code

My favorite monospace font with beautiful ligatures for code. Pairs perfectly with any dark theme.

One Dark Pro Theme

Easy on the eyes, great contrast ratios. The go-to dark theme for long coding sessions.

Development Tools

Git & GitHub

Version control for everything. I live in branches, pull requests, and commit messages.

Vite

Lightning-fast build tool and dev server. Replaced Create React App in all my projects — no going back.

Postman

API testing and documentation. Indispensable when building or consuming REST APIs.

npm / pnpm

Package management. I prefer pnpm for its speed and disk efficiency on larger monorepos.

Frameworks & Libraries

React.js

My primary frontend framework. Component-based, fast, and a massive ecosystem.

Next.js

For production React apps that need SSR, SSG, or full-stack API routes.

Tailwind CSS

Utility-first CSS. I can't imagine styling without it anymore — 100% in my workflow.

Node.js + Express

Backend of choice for REST APIs and server-side logic. Great for MERN stack projects.

MongoDB

Flexible NoSQL database for most backend projects. Pairs naturally with Node.js via Mongoose.

Redux Toolkit

State management for complex React apps. RTK has made Redux actually pleasant to write.

Design

Stitch

UI/UX design and prototyping. I wireframe and design in Figma before writing a single line of code.

Unsplash + Lucide Icons

Free high-quality images and a clean icon library — the two essentials for any UI project.

Hosting & Deployment

AWS

My choice for scaling MERN apps. Full-config, Linux VPS, and cloud stability.

GitHub Pages

Perfect for hosting static sites and portfolios directly from a GitHub repository — free and fast.

Netlify

Used for static site hosting with form handling and serverless functions when needed.

Hardware

Development Laptop

My primary machine for all development work — plenty of RAM and a fast processor to keep things smooth.

Debian Linux

My OS of choice. Stable, fast, and gives full control over the development environment.

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