Tools

Like a craftsman has a set of their favorite tools, here are mine:

Software

• Text editor: Vim. I practically live in this. Fun fact: I was probably the only Rails programmer who coded in Netbeans on Windows.
• Shell: zsh.
• Version control: Git.
• Searcher: The Silver Searcher.
• Screen capturing: Kapture.io.
• OS X navigator: Alfred.
• File synchronization: Dropbox.
• Time tracker: Daryllxd.
• Todo list manager: Todoist but I’m starting to hate it.
• Social media blocker: Freedom.to.
• Youtube downloader: youtube-dl.
• Spotify playing: shpotify.
• Chrome Extensions:
  • Marinara Pomodoro timer.
  • Kill News Feed.
  • Font selector.
  • Ad blocker.
  • JSON viewer.
• Note taking: Vim.
• Keyboard rebinding: Karabiner-Elements.
  • Rebind Caps Lock to Escape.
  • Rebind h, j, k, and l to up, left, down, up, and right respectively.

Hardware

• Laptop: Company-issued 2015 Macbook Pro (no touch bar).
• Keyboard: Leopold mechanical keyboard with Cherry blue switches.
• Mouse: G400S.
• Mousepad: Razer Goliathus full-length mousepad.
• Secondary monitor: Samsung 24”. I want a bigger one.
• Headphones: Bose Quietcomfort 35. This is a game changer.

The dream:

• A maxed-out Macbook Pro for work.
• A maxed-out iPad Pro or whatever Android tablet for dilly-dallying and for practicing doodles.
• An adjustable standing/sitting desk.