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Things I am using

use

Things I am using

IDE

• Editor: VS Code / IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate / Neovim, switching back and forth.
• Theme: Catppuccin
• Font: JetBrains Mono

Software

• Browser: Chrome (Windows/Linux), Arc (macOS)
• Virtualization: Docker
• Terminal: Warp (macOS) / GNOME Terminal (Linux)
• Password Management: 1password
• MFA: Authy along with Yubikey 5
• Vietnamese Keyboard: EVKey

Tech Stack

• TypeScript
• NodeJS
• React + Vite
• Prisma + SQL
  • Postgres with NeonDB
  • SQLite with Turso
• Netlify for static site hosting & serverless functions via Netlify Functions for personal projects.
• GitHub Actions for CI/CD.
• AWS Stack for work projects, deployed and configured via CDK.

CLI

• brew - Homebrew for Mac. The essential.
• zsh - ZShell
  • config: dotfiles
  • Oh My Zsh - ZSH Framework with a bunch of plugins
  • Starship - Terminal prompt theme
  • bat - Replacement for UNIX bat.
  • eza - Replacement for ls
  • ripgrep - Replacement for grep
  • fnm - Faster nvm Node Version Manager
• pnpm - Prefered package managers for Node projects.
• tsx - Run TypeScript files without compilation
• biome - Linter and Formatter
• vitest - Test runner. Integrates nicely with vite.
• Build tools for libraries and projects:
  • vite - For Frontend Projects
  • tsup - For smaller libs
  • rollup - For fine-grained controls
  • esbuild - Preferred JS/TS transpiler. Powers the above tools.

Hardware

• Yubikey 5
• Home rig:
  • Windows / macOS Hackintosh mini ITX build
  • i9 9900KF
  • 32GB RAM
  • Radeon 6900XT
  • 4TB SSD
• Personal laptop: Macbook Pro 2016 - i5 + 16GB RAM + 256GB SSD
• Microphone: Blue Yeti
• Headphones/Earbuds/Speaker:
  • Airpods Pro 2
  • DROP+EPOS PC38X
  • AudioEngine A2+
• Camera:
  • For stills: Fuji X100T
  • Webcam: Logitech Streamcam
• Light: Logitech Litra Glow
• Desk Organizer: Orbitkey Nest
• Mice:
  • Logitech G Pro Wireless
  • Logitech G Pro X Superlight
  • Logitech G502 Lightspeed
  • Logitech MX Master 3
  • Logitech MX Ergo
• Keyboards:
  • CM Novatouch - BKE Redux Domes
  • GMMK Pro - NovelKeys x Kailh Creams
  • RK84 Pro - Keyboard Treehouse All Clack switches
• Chair: Herman Miller Embody
• Desk: UpDown Desk Pro series with custom wood desktop
• Monitor: XiaoMi Mi Curved Ultrawide Gaming Monitor 34"

Starter Templates

• vite-starter-template - Opinionated Vite + React + TS starter template
• fullstack-netlify-template - Basically the above template, with added type-safe backend powered by Netlify Functions and tRPC via trpc-netlify-functions
• ts-starter-template - Opinionated Node + TS starter template