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Uses.
Everything I use to build websites, WordPress plugins, React apps, and content projects. Tools, services, and systems that have earned their place.
Hardware
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MacBook Pro 14" Amazon
Daily driver — M-series, 16GB RAM. Runs the whole empire.
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External Monitor Amazon
Second screen — code on the laptop, docs/preview on the big one.
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Mechanical Keyboard Amazon
Quiet linear switches. Hours of typing without fatigue.
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Wireless Mouse Amazon
Logitech MX — the only mouse I've kept for years.
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Over-ear Headphones Amazon
Wired, noise-isolating. For deep-work evenings.
Books on my desk
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Designing Data-Intensive Applications Amazon
Kleppmann — system design reference I re-read every year.
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A Philosophy of Software Design Amazon
Ousterhout — short, dense, completely changed how I think about complexity.
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The Pragmatic Programmer Amazon
Hunt + Thomas — checked back into this after 5 years; still all true.
Affiliate disclosure
Some links on this page are Amazon Associates referrals — if you buy through them I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Only things I actually use get linked. Everything else is just my recommendation.
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