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 big list of all of my favorite stuff.

Workstation

    14” MacBook Pro, M1 Pro, 32GB RAM (2021)

    I was using an M1 Pro-based 14” MacBook Pro prior to this and the difference is night and day. I’ve never heard the fans turn on a single time, even under the incredibly heavy loads I put it through with our various launch simulations.

Development tools

    Visual Studio Code

    I don’t care if it’s missing all of the fancy IDE features everyone else relies on. I’ve been using VS Code for years and it’s the only editor I’ve ever needed.

    iTerm2

    I’m honestly not even sure what features I get with this that aren’t just part of the macOS Terminal but it’s what I use.

    Postgres Sql admin

    Great software for working with databases. Has saved me from building about a thousand admin interfaces for my various projects over the years.

Design

    Figma

    We started using Figma as just a design tool but now it’s become our virtual whiteboard for the entire company. Never would have expected the collaboration features to be the real hook.