Uses

What I use for development and daily work. Inspired by uses.tech.

Hardware

• MacBook Pro

Development Environment

• Shell: zsh + oh-my-zsh + Powerlevel10k
• Editor: VS Code, vim
• Ruby: rbenv for version management
• Containers: Docker, Dokku

CLI Tools

My favorites — see full list with details.

• bat — better cat with syntax highlighting
• ripgrep — fast recursive search
• httpie — friendly HTTP client
• jq — JSON processor
• kopia — encrypted backups
• mise — polyglot version manager
• Claude Code — AI pair programming

Tech Stack

• Backend: Ruby on Rails
• Hosting: Dokku (self-hosted PaaS)
• CMS: Ghost
• Sync: Syncthing

macOS Setup

Full setup process: macOS setup

# The essentials
brew install bat ripgrep httpie jq gh lazygit rbenv

Last updated: February 2026