Toolbox

The gear, software, and defaults behind everything I ship. Boring choices on purpose — the interesting part should be the work.

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Editor & Terminal

VS CodeDaily driver — minimal setup, few extensions
Windows Terminal + PowerShellWith git aliases that save hours
JetBrains MonoThe same mono you’re reading on this site
GitHub Copilot / ClaudeAI pair programming, reviewed line by line
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Stack

Next.js + TypeScriptDefault for anything web
Node.js / ExpressAPIs, jobs, services
MongoDB / PostgreSQLDocument-first, relational when it matters
Tailwind CSSWith a real design system on top
Framer MotionEvery animation on this site
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Infra & Services

VercelThis site and most deploys
AWSWhen clients need the heavy machinery
Docker + GitHub ActionsCI/CD on every serious repo
ResendTransactional email that just works
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Hardware

Windows 11 workstationPrimary dev machine
Dual monitorsCode left, browser & terminal right
Mechanical keyboardThe Konami code feels better on one