Uses

A living document of the software, tools, and hardware I use for development and beyond. Inspired by uses.tech.

Editor & IDE

VS Code
Primary editor with Vim keybindings
Helix
For quick edits and terminal work
Zed
High-performance code editor
JetBrains IDEs
GoLand for Go, IntelliJ for Java

Terminal

Alacritty
GPU-accelerated terminal
Fish Shell
Friendly interactive shell
Zellij
Terminal multiplexer
Starship
Cross-shell prompt
Zoxide
Smart directory jumping
Atuin
Magical shell history

Languages & Runtimes

Go
Systems and backend services
Node.js / Bun
JavaScript runtimes
Python
Scripting with uv for packages

Dev Tools

mise
Polyglot tool version manager
Git
Version control
GitHub CLI
GitHub from the terminal
Jujutsu
Modern VCS built on Git
Docker
Containerization
Dagger
Programmable CI/CD pipelines
Claude Code
AI-powered coding assistant
Chezmoi
Dotfile manager

This Site

Astro
Static site generator
Tailwind CSS
Utility-first CSS
DaisyUI
Component library
Cloudflare Workers
Edge deployment

Desktop Apps

Bitwarden
Password manager
Discord
Communication & communities
VLC
Media player

Hardware

Custom PC
AMD Ryzen 9, RTX 4080
Framework Laptop
Modular and repairable
Keychron Q1
Mechanical keyboard

Last updated: January 2026