Uses

Sometimes, people ask me what IDE, theme, font, etc I use. So I decided to write up a little post that sums up. This page is inspired by Web Bos’s page.

Editor + Terminal

This is my pretty heavily customized setup for coding and terminal work:

CLI tools

I live in the terminal, so I need some tools to get my work done.

These are the ones I use nearly every day, sorted alphabetically:

  • awscli: Amazon Web Services
  • bat: a cat(1) clone with wings.
  • black: code formatter for python
  • cek: explore the (overlay) filesystem and layers of oci container images, without running them
  • cidr: simplifies IPv4/IPv6 CIDR network prefix management with counting, overlap checking, explanation, and subdivision
  • cliamp: a retro music player inspired by winamp, built for the terminal
  • csvq: command-line tool for querying csv files using sql-like syntax
  • direnv: unclutter your .profile
  • docker: Containerization platform
  • eslint: linter for javascript and typescript
  • evalcache: zsh plugin to cache eval loads to improve shell startup time
  • fastfetch: neofetch like system information tool
  • fd: a simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to ‘find’
  • ffmpeg: command-line tool for video and audio processing
  • fzf: command-line fuzzy finder
  • gcloud: Google Cloud CLI
  • git: version control system
    • gh: github cli
    • gitleaks: detect hardcoded secrets in git repositories
  • go-grip: Preview markdown files locally before committing them
  • helm: Kubernetes package manager
  • hyperfine: command-line benchmarking tool
  • imagick: Command-line tool for image manipulation
  • jq: command-line json processor
  • kimbia: minimal cross-platform task runner.
  • kuba: Easily access your secrets without messing with dotenv files
  • kubectl: Kubernetes CLI
  • kulala-cli: Like httpYac, with support for GraphQL, gRPC, and websockets, compatible with JetBrains HTTP client
  • mise: the front-end to your dev env
  • oh-my-posh: Customisable and low-latency cross platform/shell prompt renderer
  • openvpn: vpn solution that just works
  • oryx: tui for sniffing network traffic using ebpf
  • oxfmt: high-performance code formatter for javascript and typescript
  • oxlint: high-performance linter for javascript and typescript
  • paru: The GOAT AUR helper for Arch Linux
  • pgcli: cli for postgresql with autocompletion and syntax highlighting
  • pnpm: fast and disk space efficient package manager for javascript
  • podman: Containerization platform
  • prettier: code formatter
  • ripgrep: fast search tool
  • shellcheck: shellcheck, a static analysis tool for shell scripts
  • sshuttle: transparent proxy server that works as a poor man’s vpn
  • stylelint: linter for css and tailwind css
  • stylua: a lua code formatter
  • terraform: Infrastructure as Code tool
    • terragrunt: For everything more complex than pretty basic Terraform
    • terramate: Just because our legacy infrastructure is using this 🙈
  • turborepo: Monorepo build system
  • vale: linter for prose
  • vhs: record and replay terminal sessions with style
  • vite+: Manage your runtime, package manager, and frontend stack with one tool
  • whosthere: Local Area Network discovery tool with an interactive TUI
  • wireguard: modern vpn solution, but more complex to set up
  • witr: Why is this running?
  • yazi: blazing fast terminal file manager written in rust, based on async i/o.
  • yq: yq is a portable command-line yaml, json, xml, csv, toml, hcl and properties processor
  • zana: Install and update LSP/DAP servers, DAP servers, linters, and formatters
  • zns: cli tool for querying dns records with readable, colored output
  • zoxide: smarter cd command

Programming

Maybe, just maybe, I forgot something… 🙈

Runtimes

These are the runtimes I use for my projects, sorted alphabetically:

  • bun: JavaScript runtime, package manager, and bundler
  • deno: JavaScript and TypeScript runtime with a focus on security and modern features
  • node.js: JavaScript runtime

Frameworks

These are the frameworks I use for my projects, sorted alphabetically:

  • Hono: Web framework for TypeScript with a focus on performance
  • Next.js: Web framework
  • Strawberry: GraphQL framework for Python
  • SvelteKit: Web framework

Libraries

These are the libraries I use for my projects, sorted alphabetically:

  • Drizzle ORM: ORM for Node.js and TypeScript, with a focus on type safety
  • Prisma: ORM for Node.js and TypeScript
  • Tailwind CSS: CSS framework
    • DaisyUI: UI component library for Tailwind CSS

Languages

These are the programming languages I use for my projects, sorted alphabetically:

  • Bash: I love myself some good old shell scripting
  • CSharp: Only if absolutely necessary
  • Go: Close second
  • Python: If I have to..
  • Rust: I try to avoid it, but I have to use it sometimes
  • TypeScript: Just bliss
  • Zig: Currently learning, seems really nice

Design + prototyping

These are the tools I use for design and prototyping, sorted alphabetically:

  • draw.io: Simply the GOAT for diagramming
  • Excalidraw: Quick sketches and wireframes
  • Figma: For collaborative design work

Cloud computing

These are the cloud computing platforms I use for my projects, sorted alphabetically:

Server software

This is the server software I use for my projects, sorted alphabetically:

  • Apache: Web server
  • Caddy: Web server and reverse proxy with automatic HTTPS
  • Grafana: Analytics and monitoring platform
  • Kubernetes: Container orchestration
  • LetsEncrypt: Free SSL/TLS certificates
  • MinIO: Object storage server (discontinued)
  • MongoDB: NoSQL database, great for certain use cases
  • MySQL: The longtime champion, still good
  • Nginx: Web server and reverse proxy
  • PostgreSQL: My go-to relational database
  • Prometheus: Monitoring and alerting toolkit
  • Redis: In-memory data structure store
  • SQLite: Lightweight database, I mostly use it for single user and/or offline applications
  • Traefik: Reverse proxy and load balancer

Software as a Service (SaaS)

This is the software as a service I use for my projects, sorted alphabetically:

Desktop Apps

This is the software I use on a daily basis for my desktop work:

Workstation + Gear

This is the hardware I use for my work:

Various other stuff

This is some other stuff I use non-regularly, but still want to mention: