Uses#

Tools and setup I use daily for engineering and open-source leadership.

Hardware#

  • Laptop: MacBook Pro (M-Series)
  • Display: Built-in Liquid Retina XDR (Single-screen minimalist)
  • Peripherals: Using the built-in Force Touch trackpad and Magic Keyboard exclusively.

Software#

Development#

  • Editors: IntelliJ IDEA (Primary for Go/Backend), VS Code (Lightweight editing/Markdown).
  • Terminal: macOS Terminal with Oh My Zsh.
  • API Tooling: Postman.

DevOps & Cloud Native#

  • Orchestration: Kubernetes & Docker.
  • CLI Essentials: kubectl (aliased to k), helm, k9s for cluster management.
  • CI/CD: Harness CI/CD (The “Eat your own dog food” approach).
  • Infrastructure: Terraform for provisioning.

Productivity#

  • Second Brain: Notion for architecture notes and roadmap planning.
  • Collaboration: Google Docs & Google Sheets for technical specs and data tracking.

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Last updated: February 2026

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