// preferences
$ cat ~/.config/uses.toml
The hardware, software, and small choices that make my day-to-day flow. Inspired by uses.tech.
// editor
- VS Code
- main editor — JetBrains Mono, One Dark Pro
- Cursor
- for AI-assisted work on focused tasks
// terminal
- Zsh
- with a few aliases and nothing fancy
// stack i reach for
- Next.js + TypeScript
- default for almost any web app
- Tailwind CSS
- fast iteration, no naming arguments
- Node / Express
- backend when I need something straightforward
- Postgres or MongoDB
- depending on the shape of the data
- Vercel
- deploy-from-git, no config theatre
// books / inputs that shaped how i work
- A Philosophy of Software Design
- Ousterhout — for thinking about complexity
- The Pragmatic Programmer
- for the basics done well