Gear & Software

What I Use

Developers often ask about setup configurations, gear, and software choices. Here is a comprehensive list of the tools and hardware I rely on daily to build SaaS platforms and ERP software.


Development Environment

Visual Studio Code

Main IDE for writing TypeScript, Next.js, and Node.js. Customized with Dracula Theme or GitHub Dark Default.

Warp / Windows Terminal

Command line shell environment with custom ZSH aliases and auto-completions.

Git & GitHub Desktop

Version control management system.

Postman & MongoDB Compass

Essential tools for debugging API endpoints and running raw database queries.

Core Stack & Technologies

Next.js 15 & React 19

My framework of choice for building fast, SEO-optimized, pre-rendered applications.

Node.js & Express.js

Backend execution environments for running REST APIs and workers.

PostgreSQL & MongoDB

Relational database structures for ERP logs, and document stores for rapid SaaS iterations.

Tailwind CSS & Shadcn UI

For styling and assembly of clean, accessible web components.

Hardware Setup

Developer Workstation

High-performance processing rig capable of compiling heavy Node structures, local database instances, and running emulators.

High-Resolution Display

Main screen for side-by-side IDE editing and responsive layouts browser previews.

Mechanical Keyboard & Ergonomic Mouse

For maximum typing velocity and fatigue reduction during long coding runs.

Productivity Apps & Services

Vercel & Netlify

Hosting environments for static assets, SSR routes, and automated CI/CD deployments.

Cloudflare (Workers, DNS, R2)

Web firewall management, media asset buckets, and lightweight worker scripts.

Notion

For technical documentation, database schemas design drafts, client briefing notes, and roadmap trackers.