My Stack & Tools

My main machine. The unified memory makes a huge difference when running multiple Docker containers, a dev server, and local AI models.

Once you go 4K for UI/UX, you can't go back. Perfect for pixel-perfect design review and long doc reading sessions.

The ultimate productivity combo. The MX Master's adaptive scroll wheel is a small detail with a big impact.

My main editor since 2024. The inline chat with codebase context completely changed my workflow. For high-level architecture thinking, I switch to Gemini via Antigravity.

AI-powered terminal with navigable blocks. The context-aware bash autocomplete is surprisingly useful for long kubectl and docker commands.

The font I use in both my editor and this blog. Code operator ligatures make it noticeably more readable in long sessions.

Dark without being aggressive. Semantically distinct colors without eye strain.

My daily driver for backend, APIs, and AI agents. FastAPI is the sweet spot between development speed and production performance.

For everything that needs a frontend. React Server Components really changed how I think about client/server boundaries.

For microservices needing predictable performance under load. I use it for Orbis 8's document processing services.

My default database. Separate schemas for multi-tenancy — simpler than multiple DBs.

For complex reasoning, architecture review, and non-trivial code generation. Best code context understanding of all models I've tested.

My digital 'senior architect'. Perfect for platform strategy, system design, and long-context decisions about the project.

For building stateful agents. LangGraph solves the agent coordination problem in a way that actually scales.

For SSG/ISR frontends. The DX is unbeatable — git push and it's live. This blog lives here.

For Orbis 8's microservices. Managed Kubernetes with Autopilot mode — no node management.

Everything runs in containers locally. Compose for dev, k8s manifests for staging/production.

For projects needing a fast backend. Realtime and Auth included.

For project management. Much faster than Jira. Cycles + Projects covers everything I need for Orbis 8.

Replaced Spotlight on day one. The clipboard history alone justifies the switch.

For personal notes and system architecture. The graph view of linked notes helps spot non-obvious connections.

For recording polished product demos. Automatic zooms and transitions make videos look way more professional.