/uses
What I use
The hardware, editor, stack, and tools that get me through a day of architecture, code, and the occasional 1 AM debug. Inspired by uses.tech. Updated as things change.
hardware
Hardware
The metal I push every day.
- Mac MiniM4 Pro · 16GB · 512GB
- Dell Ultrawide 34" 4K 120HzExternal display, anchored to a metal arm
- BenQ Screenbar Pro Monitor LightBest light for the late night coding sessions
- Logitech MX Master 3SBest mouse for engineers, full stop
- Corsair Dark Core RGB ProMy endgame mouse for gaming
- Logitech MX Keys SErgonomic wireless keyboard
- Samsung Galaxy S23 UltraPersonal use
- Galaxy Buds 4 ProANC for the deep-focus moments
- Galaxy Watch 8 ClassicFor everyday notifications
- iPhone 12 ProSecondary phone
editor
Editor & Terminal
Where the code actually gets written.
- AntigravityGoogle's agentic AI IDE — the one that's changing the game
- MonokaiMy go-to theme, inspired by Tokyo Night
- JetBrains MonoCoding font (yes, it's also on this site)
- iTerm2 + Oh My ZshSpaceship prompt, fzf, eza, bat
- Claude CodePair-programming on the harder stuff
- GitHubWork & Personal use
stack
Stack
What I ship to production right now.
- AWSEC2, ECS, Lambda, DynamoDB, RDS, S3, IAM, Route 53
- Node.jsTelered's secure-message orchestrator + the rest of the Tokenization platform — backend services running on AWS.
- JavaPaymentGateway — the intermediary that sits between the Orchestrator and SVBankCore. Also Spring backends and Android.
- DynamoDBAWS-native key/value for the fast paths
- PythonScripting, automation, data work
- ReactFrontends, both new and modernized
- DockerContainers everywhere
productivity
Productivity & Comms
How the work gets organized.
- NotionPersonal docs, project specs, ADRs
- LinearSide-project task tracking
- JiraDay job — what it is
- SlackAsync at Telered
- PostmanAPI debugging
- FigmaWhen designers and I meet halfway
- RaycastSpotlight replacement, clipboard manager, snippets
learning
Currently Learning
What's on the desk that isn't shipped yet.
- AWS Cloud Solutions Architect SpecializationDeepening the cloud architecture track
- Containers & Kubernetes EssentialsProduction-grade orchestration
- Microsoft Product ManagementOngoing certification
- Google Project ManagementOngoing certification
- RustFor when performance and safety actually matter