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

Workstation

16” MacBook Pro Max, M1, 32GB RAM (2021)
I was using an Intel-based 16” 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. The battery life is also insane. I can go a full day of work without plugging in.
2x DELL 27” 4K Monitors (U2720Q)
The only display on the market if you want quality similar to Apple Retina Displays. When you're working with code all day, it's worth the investment.
Apple Magic Keyboard 2 (US)
Love the minimalistic design and it feels exactly the same as using my MacBook Pro
Apple Magic Trackpad 2
I don’t know why I like this so much more than a mouse. Maybe it's the gestures that increase my productivity when moving around apps.
Custom Wooden Desk with Motorized Legs
Best investment I’ve made for my home office. I can switch between sitting and standing. Bought the legs from Amazon and had the tabletop ordered from a wood craftsman.

IntelliJ IDEA & PHPStorm
I absolutely love the JetBrains suite of IDEs. Although not the fastest, they have amazing, well thought integrated tools which are one of the kind and impossible to get elsewhere.
Warp Terminal
The new kid on the block. Literally block-per-command. Warp has completely brought up to date the terminal experience. They recently introduced AI & AI Agent which is a game-changer.
TablePlus
Great software for working with databases. Very user-friendly UI and supports all the databases I use.

Lens
I've tried multiple Kubernetes management tools and Lens is by far the best.
Elastic Stack
I use ELK to monitor logs, metrics, and APM. It's a great tool for debugging and monitoring.
Grafana
A little better than ELK for metrics monitoring. I mostly monitor the infrastructure with Grafana.
ArgoCD
The best tool for GitOps. I use ArgoCD to manage all my Kubernetes deployments.
Vim
Undeniably the best text editor when you SSH into a remote server. Nothing beats VIM.

Raycast
A Spotlight replacement for macOS. Find anything on your computer in seconds. Launch apps, run scripts, search the web, and more. Absolutely love the hyperkey feature.
Apple Notes, Reminders, Calendar, Mail
I've made a decision to use Apple's native apps for productivity and it's been working great for me. From meeting management, to todo lists, to notes, everything is in one place.