I’m not famous, and nobody has ever asked me what I use, however, I felt the urge to let everyone know about it.

So let’s start.

Editor.

• Visual Studio Code has been my main code editor for the past 3 4 +5 years.
• Iceberg is the main theme I use (with small customization; see below.)
• Brackets Light Pro for when I switch to light mode.
• ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ as the backup theme.
• Cascadia Code font with ligatures enabled.

Extensions:

• es6-string-html: Syntax highlighting for ES6 multiline strings.
• TODO Highlight: Highlight TODO’s in the code.
• Toggle Quotes: Toggle between quotes and backticks.
• vscode-shader: Support for shader language.

Other configurations:

I’ve disabled the status bar, the activity bar, the minimap, breadcrumbs and basically any other visual noise if I ever notice them on my editor screen.

I’ve disabled TypeScript checks so I don’t see errors. I don’t format my code, and I don’t have a formatter or a linter extension like prettier or eslint, because I don’t want them to decide for me.

Here are some notable configurations:

{
  "editor.fontSize": 15,
  "editor.lineHeight": 23,
  "editor.cursorWidth": 3,
  "editor.cursorBlinking": "phase",
  "editor.cursorSmoothCaretAnimation": true,
  "editor.minimap.enabled": false,
  "window.commandCenter": false,
  "breadcrumbs.enabled": false,
  "workbench.activityBar.visible": false,
  "workbench.statusBar.visible": false,
  "window.commandCenter": false,
  "workbench.layoutControl.enabled": false,
  "workbench.activityBar.location": "hidden",
  "editor.bracketPairColorization.enabled": false,
  "editor.formatOnSave": false,
  "javascript.validate.enable": false,
  "typescript.validate.enable": false
  // customize the iceberg theme to 
  // highlight function names and constants
  "editor.tokenColorCustomizations": {
    "[Iceberg]": {
      "textMateRules": [
        {
          "name": "entity function name",
          "scope": "entity.name.function",
          "settings": {
            "foreground": "#A093C7"
          }
        },
        {
          "name": "constant",
          "scope": "constant",
          "settings": {
            "foreground": "#A093C7"
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  },
}

Applications.

• 1Password, manage passwords.
• Adobe Premiere and After Effects, to make videos.
• Affinity Photo 2, edit the photos I’ve taken with my camera.
• Alfred 4, launcher, clipboard manager, scripts and more.
• Amethyst, I wasn’t into window managers until I used this one.
• Amphetamine, keeping the display on for when needed.
• Anki, flashcards. I particularry use it for languages and words.
• AppCleaner, uninstall apps and all of their data.
• Arc, the main web browser I use.
• Aural, music player.
• Blender, 3D design software.
• Cmder, terminal when I’m on Windows.
• Cyberduck, FTP and SFTP client.
• Dozer, hide status bar icons.
• Figma, design interfaces.
• Firefox, my browser when I’m on Windows.
• f.lux, kill that blue light at night.
• FUJIFILM X RAW STUDIO, edit photos I’ve taken with my Fujifilm camera.
• IINA, media player.
• iTerm2 + Oh My Zsh, my default terminal.
• MonitorControl, control external display’s brightness.
• Motrix, download manager.
• Muse, control Spotify from the touch bar.
• Music Tag Editor, edit tags of music files.
• NameChanger, rename a list of files quickly.
• Nota, write.
• Notion, plan, save, track.
• PCSX2, PS2 emulator.
• pgAdmin, manage PostgreSQL databases.
• Polarr, photo editor for when I want to quickly edit or resize images.
• Port Manager, manage ports from the menu bar.
• Processing, software and programming language to create visual art.
• Raindrop.io, bookmark manager (browser extension).
• Soulseek, peer-to-peer file sharing network.
• Spark, email client.
• Spek, audio spectrum analyser.
• Spotify, streaming music. Check my profile for epic playlists.
• Telegram, messenger and social media.
• Transmission, Bittorrent client.
• Webster’s 1913 Dictionary, my go-to dictionary for writing.
• WorkingHours, track tasks and activities.

Devices.

• MacBook Pro 2020 M1, 13” 512 GB SSD.
• Custom built PC:
  • CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600
  • GPU: GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (11GB 352BIT GDDR5X)
  • RAM: 16GB, Crucial Ballistix Sport
  • Asus AB350-Gaming 3 motherboard
• Razer Viper Ultimate With Charging Duck - Quartz mouse (pink version).
• Akko World Tour Tokyo 87-Key R1 pink mechanical keyboard.
• Dell P2719H 27 inch monitor.
• Adam T5V studio monitors (speakers).
• Audient iD4 audio interface.
• Sony WH-1000XM3 headphones. Best thing I bought in 2019.
• Sony PS-LX310BT turntable to play vinyls.
• Vox Continental synthesizer keyboard.
• Fujifilm X-T4 camera.
• PlayStation 5 video gaming console.
• Kindle Paperwhite e-book reader, for when I don’t have access to the print version of the book.
• Pilot MR Metropolitan fountain pen for writing.

last update: dec 11, 2023