Software I use, gadgets I love, and other things I recommend.

I get asked a lot about the things I use to build software, stay productive, or buy to fool myself into thinking I’m being productive when I’m really just procrastinating. Here’s a big list of all of my favorite stuff.

Workstation

  • 16” Apple M2 MacBook Pro

    I was using an Intel-based 15” MacBook Pro prior to this and the difference is night and day. I’ve never heard the fans turn on a single time, even under the incredibly heavy loads I put it through with our various launch simulations.

  • Anker Soundcore Q45

    I'm a fan of Soundcore Q series, they're the best value for money over-ear headphone to me. Before Q45, I've used owned Q30 which was great too. Apart from Soundcore, I’ve also used the Sony WH-1000XM5, which is even better than Soundcore but comes at 3x the price.

Development tools

  • iTerm2 + ohmyzsh

    I’m honestly not even sure what features I get with this that aren’t just part of the macOS Terminal but it’s what I use.

  • VS Code

    Before VS Code, I had been a proud user of sublime text but when I tried VS Code, I knew this is not turning back from this. VS Code is the best text editor available at the moment.

Design

  • Figma

    We started using Figma as just a design tool but now it’s become our virtual whiteboard for the entire company. Never would have expected the collaboration features to be the real hook.

Productivity

  • Cleanshot X

    Cleanshot X is one of the favorite tool of all time. It does everything what you can you expect from a snapshot tool.

  • Calendly

    Great tool for scheduling meetings while protecting my calendar and making sure I still have lots of time for deep work during the week.

  • Notion

    Big fan of Notion, elegant UI and supports all the flexibility in the world.