01_setup

16” MacBook Pro, Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM (2017)

Use it every single day, and all these years later it's still kicking.
Can't say I'm not eyeing that M-series Macbooks, though...

Sony WH-1000XM5

Might as well build these into my head and become a cyborg at this point, that's how much I've used them since purchase. Worth every penny times 2.

Samsung UltraWide 49”

Complete immersion. Complete overkill. And used exlusively at the office.

Apple Magic Keyboard

I'm sure there's plenty of really cool hipster premium keyboards out there but at the end of the day, it just works.

Apple Magic Mouse

Same as above, but also the macOS touch features are hard to beat.

02_Tools

Cursor.ai but eyeing Zed

Cursor having integreated AI feature that let's me cookup components and minor features in minutes is hard to beat.Zed however, flaunts native performance and minimal clean ui - gets out of the way completely. But, needs more maturity.

Warp Terminal

Making the AI feature describe errors for me as someone who spends minimal time on backend is golden.

Tailwindcss

Not an app or tool necessarily but it fundamentally changed my frontend work to where I now rarely feel like there isn't something I can cookup in css that I envision in my designs. So, it deserves a mention just based on that.

02_Design

Figma

Wasn't the easiest choice to let go of Sketch as I've used it since the early beta days, with its superior native performance, vector tooling etc - but as time goes on and I mostly work on branding and graphics for my projects, Figma fills my needs just fine.

02_Productivity

Raycast

I don't use even close to what this powerhouse of a tool gives you, but snippets and scripts right in the Spotlight search is increadible. Doesn't hurt the team behind it has a killer brand and design ;)

Linear

Document and execute on every single project in Linear today. I unironically use it as a source of inspiration for my projects, too. Much like Raycast, the Linear team has done a phenomenal job.

Discord

Not necessarily the best, but until something more streamlined comes along that doesn't break the bank - it is the go to communications app.

Cleanshot X

Use it every single day, constantly, to share work or create marketing posts. Killer app, worth every penny.

Apple Notes

I've tried all kinds of notes app over the years but decided to simply stick to the native apple app. Gets the job done and I can easily invite my wife to document things together. Any serious ideas or projects later gets imported into Linear.

side note: found myself using Bear app to document work-related subjects more and more as it uses markdown.