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Software, gadgets and other things I use.

Make sure to check out uses.tech for a list of everyone's /uses pages! I change up things fairly often, so this page will serve as a living document and a place to point curious developers to when I get asked. If there is something missing shoot me a tweet @imevancc and I'll add it.

Workstation

  • 14” MacBook Pro, M2 Pro, 16GB RAM (2023)

    I was using a 15” MacBook Pro, 2.6GHz 6-core Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, prior to this and the difference is night and day.

  • Dell 24 Video Conferencing Monitor

    Stunning screen quality & great connectivity.

  • Apple Magic Keyboard

    Remarkably comfortable and precise typing experience.

  • MX MASTER 3S

    It's an iconic mouse - seamlessly integrated into the Apple ecosystem for performance.

  • Secret Lab TITAN Evo

    The best chair I've ever used.

Development tools

  • VS Code

    I use the github theme and the following extensions - Live Share, Dev Containers, Docker, GitLens, Google Cloud Code, JavaScript and TypeScript Nightly, Jest Runner, Jest Snippets, Kubernetes, Prettier, Prisma, Yaml, Zoom Bar

  • MacOS terminal

    I love oh-my-zsh with robbyrussell, git & zsh-autosuggestions.

Design

  • Figma

    I used Figma to design Pet-Pal

Productivity

  • Alfred

    It’s not the newest kid on the block but it’s still the fastest. The VS Code of the application launcher world.

  • Notes

    Using a daily notes system instead of trying to keep things organized by topics has been super powerful for me.