VOL.10 — FIELD VOLUME
▲ 8,500M
GEAR MANIFEST
MY SETUP
A running list of what I use every day. Updated occasionally when something changes.
SEC.01 — Editor & Terminal
04 ITEMS- 001
VS Code
Primary editor. Extensions: Pylance, ESLint, Prisma, GitLens, Tailwind IntelliSense
- 002
Windows Terminal + WSL 2
Ubuntu on WSL for dev work, PowerShell for Windows-specific tasks
- 003
JetBrains Mono
The only font I have used for three years and will not change
- 004
Vim keybindings
VS Code Vim extension. Yes, I am one of those people.
SEC.02 — Stack Defaults
05 ITEMS- 005
Next.js 15 + TypeScript
Frontend default for anything serious. App Router only.
- 006
FastAPI + Python
Backend default. Clean, fast, good type hints.
- 007
PostgreSQL
Primary database. Prisma ORM for TypeScript projects.
- 008
Docker + Kubernetes
Everything runs in containers. No exceptions for production.
- 009
Tailwind CSS
Utility-first and I will not apologize for it.
SEC.03 — Design
03 ITEMS- 010
Figma
All UI design work. Shared with clients for feedback.
- 011
Adobe Photoshop
Image editing and compositing for client projects.
- 012
Adobe Illustrator
Vector work, logos, icons.
SEC.04 — Productivity
04 ITEMS- 013
Notion
Project management, sprint planning, documentation.
- 014
Obsidian
Personal knowledge base and daily notes.
- 015
Linear
Issue tracking on larger projects.
- 016
Postman
API testing. Used daily.
SEC.05 — Hardware
03 ITEMS- 017
Custom PC
Ryzen 7 5700X, RTX 3060, 32GB RAM. Built it myself. Runs Ubuntu dual-boot.
- 018
Mechanical keyboard
Budget mechanical with brown switches. Loud enough to annoy coworkers.
- 019
NAS at KS Photography
Maintained and configured the studio NAS for photo backup workflows.
SEC.06 — AI Tools I Actually Use
03 ITEMS- 020
Claude
Code review, documentation, architecture thinking.
- 021
GitHub Copilot
Autocomplete in VS Code. Genuinely useful for boilerplate.
- 022
Perplexity
Research with citations. Better than Googling for technical questions.