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. Love it.
• Iceberg is the main theme I use.
• Brackets Light Pro for when I use a light theme.
• ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ as the backup theme.
• Cascadia Code font with ligatures enabled.

Extensions:

• Multiple cursor case preserve: Preserve case when I use CMD/CTRL+D to find and replace texts. Very handy.
• Prettier: Format and beautify JavaScript/TypeScript code.
• vscode-shader: Provides support for shader language.
• TODO Highlight: Highlight TODO’s in the code.
• Toggle Quotes: Toggle between single-quotes, double-quotes and backticks. A real time saver.

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 the editor screen. I’ve also disabled linting and TypeScript checks so I don’t see errors. I’ll run commands on the terminal to perform those checks if needed.

Here are some notable configurations:

{
  "editor.fontSize": 15,
  "editor.lineHeight": 23,
  "editor.cursorWidth": 3,
  "editor.cursorBlinking": "phase",
  "editor.cursorSmoothCaretAnimation": true,
  "editor.minimap.enabled": false,
  "breadcrumbs.enabled": false,
  "workbench.activityBar.visible": false,
  "workbench.statusBar.visible": false,
  "window.commandCenter": false,
  "workbench.layoutControl.enabled": false,
  "workbench.activityBar.location": "hidden",
  "eslint.enable": false,
  "javascript.validate.enable": false,
  "typescript.validate.enable": false
}

Applications.

• 💰 1Password, manage passwords.
• Adobe Premiere and After Effects, to make video.
• Affinity Photo 2, edit the photos I’ve taken with my camera.
• 💰 💘 Alfred 4, launcher, clipboard manager, scripts and more. I’ve created dozens of my own custom workflows to automate things.
• 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 is for languages and words.
• AppCleaner, uninstall apps and all of their data.
• Arc, the main web browser I use.
• Blender, 3D design software. I’ve just started.
• Docker, containers to run softwares in. The new desktop GUI makes it less painful to use.
• Cmder, my go-to terminal when I’m on Windows.
• Dozer, hide status bar icons.
• Figma, design interfaces.
• Firefox, my browser when I’m on Windows.
• 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.
• Muse, control Spotify from the touch bar.
• 💘 Notion, plan, save, track, write, everything.
• 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, neat bookmark manager (+browser extension).
• 💘 Soulseek, peer-to-peer file sharing network.
• Spark, email client.
• 💰 Spotify, for both streaming or listening to local music. Follow me for epic playlists.
• 💰 💘 Telegram, not just a messenger, it’s the main social media for me.
• 💰 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 mechanical pink keyboard.
• Dell P2719H 27 inch monitor.
• Adam T5V studio monitors (speakers).
• Audient iD4 audio interface.
• Sony WH-1000XM3 headphones. Superb sound, comfortable ear cups and great noise cancellation. Best thing I bought in 2019.
• Sony PS-LX310BT bluetooth turntable to play vinyls.
• Vox Continental synthesizer keyboard.
• Fujifilm X-T4 camera. Follow me on Instagram for epic photos.
• PlayStation 5 video gaming console. I don’t play games that much though.
• Kindle Paperwhite e-book reader, for when the printer version of the book is not available. Follow me on Goodreads for epic book reviews.

last update: dec 11, 2023