Software

Here is a list of the software that I use

The Jetbrains Suite

• IntelliJ for Java, obviously!
• WebStorm for NodeJS, Angular and all things web...
• DataGrip for relational databasing.
• GoLand for well... Golang..

Other GUI utilities

• MongoDB Compass for interacting with Mongo databases.
• VS Code for text editing and on rare occasions programming (I very much prefer Jetbrains tools)

Shell and Utilities

• iTerm as my primary terminal (my IDE's also have built ins)
• ZSH because why not.
• Oh My ZSH with Powerlevel10k to make my shell look snazzy. 🥳
• Kubectl for kube-ing...
• Git for source control.

Social and Entertainment

• Youtube Music for my musical needs. 🎵
• Slack for communicating with colleagues.
• Sonos for great sounding audio around my home. 🔈

Other bits and bobs

• Google Chrome for web browsing.
• Cleanshot X for all things screen capturing. 📸
• Paste to keep track of my clipboard. 📋
• Bartender to keep my menu bar sane.
• Setapp for licencing some of the above software.
• Magnet to make up for Apples lack of window management. 🧲
• Raycast as a spotlight alternative and replacement.
• Bitwarden for keeping my passwords secret 🤫

Hardware

Here is a list of the hardware that I use

• Apple Macbook Air (2023) which is so light, yet incredibly powerful, it's awesome.
• iPhone 15 as I went over to the dark side.
• WD PR2100 NAS mainly as a Plex media server and Time-machine drive.
• Logitech MX Master 3 for clicking things and scrolling at the speed of light.

Libraries and Frameworks

Here is a list of the libraries and Frameworks that I often use

• Spring Boot for supercharging Java apps.
• NodeJS with Typescript to keep me sane.
• Angular when I need to whip up a webapp.
• Eleventy for building this blog.