Uses

As a software dev, I use a lot of different tools in my day-to-day activities. Here are the ones I use the most.

Editor + Terminal

  • PHPStorm is my editor of choice for large Laravel projects. I use the Laravel plugin to get autocomplete and syntax highlighting.
  • I use Sublime Text for smaller projects and quick edits. Every once in a while I will fully switch to Sublime for a bit but I always come back to PHPStorm.
  • For terminal stuff I use Warp
  • The font I have been using for the past few years is MonoLisa with a bit of customization from the default.

Desktop

  • I do all my browsing in Brave currently, I am considering switching to Arc for a bit and seeing how it goes.
  • CleanShot is my screenshot tool of choice.
  • Linear for issue tracking and project management.
  • For my email I use Spark. I have tried pretty much every email client and this is the one I settled on.
  • Raycast is essential for navigating my system and finding things quickly. I switched from Alfred to Raycast a few years ago and, while I miss the ability to resize the width of the window, I have been very happy with Raycasts extension ecosystem

Hardware

  • I have a 2023 16" MacBook Pro 128GM of memory and a 2TB SSD.
  • At the office, I use a 32" Curved Samsung monitor.
  • A Jarvis standing desk
  • And a Blue Yeti mic with no camera... I just use my phone for that.
  • Logitech MX Master 3 mouse
  • Finally, I just use a 60% Apple keyboard for all my typing needs.

Other Items that deserve mention

  • Apple AirPods for audio
  • Nothing Ear for audio as well
  • iPhone 14 Pro Max for video calls
  • And an Alpaka Elements Backpack Pro for when I need to carry stuff around to coffee shops or home for the weekend.