Software I use, gadgets I love, and other things I recommend.

I get asked a lot about the things I use to build software, stay productive, or buy to fool myself into thinking I’m being productive when I’m really just procrastinating. Here’s a list of all of my favorite stuff.

Workstation

  • 14” Asus Vivobook, AMD Ryzen 7000 series, 16GB RAM

    I was using an old laptop and the difference is night and day. I’ve never heard the fans turn on a single time.

Development tools

  • VSCode

    VSCode extensions allow me to do everything an IDE can offer, while still being lightweight.

  • Git — GitLab

    I use Git for version control and GitLab for hosting my code for all of my projects, both personal and professional.

Design

  • Figma

    I started using Figma as just a design tool but now it’s become my virtual whiteboard.

  • Pen & Paper

    I love to sketch out ideas on paper and then bring them to life in Figma.

Productivity

  • Focus

    Simple tool for blocking distracting websites when I need to just do the work and get some momentum going.