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. I also write blogposts on the inovex blog
Workstation
13” MacBook Pro, M1, 16GB RAM (2020)
I was using an Intel-based 13” 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.
DELL S3221QS
The only display on the market if you want something HiDPI and bigger than 27”. When you’re working at planetary scale, every pixel you can get counts.
Apple Magic Keyboard
I often use the built in desktop keyboard, but I also have an Apple Magic Keyboard at home.
Apple Magic Trackpad
Something about all the gestures makes me feel like a wizard with special powers. I really like feeling like a wizard with special powers.
Development tools
Visual Studio Code
Most of the developers I know use it; It has a lot of plugins, even I have created one 🤙
iTerm2
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.
IntelliJ IDEA
It has an integration with DataGrip it's the default Tool I use when working with Databases.
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.
Adobe XD
We also use Adobe tools a lot at our company. I sometimes prefer to work with Adobe and sometimes with Figma.
Pika
Pika is an awesome color-picking tool for macOS.
Productivity
Fig.io
I love the autocompletion features Fig offers; It saves me a lot of time.
Raycast
There are many things I love about Raycast but the emoji Picker and plugin integrations are top-notch.
ScriptKit
Automates some of my boring tasks.
Velja
I Love how Velja manages my browser profiles.