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What I use
The tools behind the work. Updated when the setup actually changes.
Languages
- Go · services, storage, systems work
- Python · AI and backend
- TypeScript · web and SDKs
- C++ · lower-level work
- Rust · still learning it
Backend & data
- PostgreSQL · the default
- Redis · cache, queues, rate limits
- Kafka / NATS · streaming
- FastAPI · Python services
- gRPC + Protobuf · service contracts
- SQLite · local state
Infra & deploy
- Docker
- Kubernetes + Helm
- Terraform
- Cloudflare · the edge, and this site
- GitHub Actions · CI
Observability
- Prometheus + Grafana
- OpenTelemetry · traces
- structured logs
AI & LLM
- MCP / FastMCP
- OpenRouter · multi-provider
- Anthropic · OpenAI · open models
- PromptLine · my own evals
- pgvector · embeddings
Editor & terminal
- Neovim / VS Code
- Ghostty + tmux
- zsh + starship
- Claude Code
This site
- Astro + MDX
- hand-written CSS, no Tailwind
- Pagefind · search
- Cloudflare · deploy
Machine
- MacBook Pro · Apple silicon
- External monitor
- Mechanical keyboard