what's on the workbench

Toolkit

The editors, terminals, runtimes and small utilities I reach for every day.

development tool
WindsurfWindsurf is the world's first agentic IDE, powered by Codeium's AI Flow paradigm. It enables you to work both independently and collaboratively with AI to solve coding tasks.
development tool
RaycastRaycast is a blazingly fast, totally extendable launcher. It lets you complete tasks, calculate, share common links, and much more.
terminal utility
WarpWarp is a blazingly fast, rust-based terminal reimagined from the ground up to work like a modern app.
terminal utility
Fast Node Manager (fnm)🚀 Fast and simple Node.js version manager, built in Rust
terminal utility
ZoxideZoxide is a smarter cd command, inspired by z and autojump.
terminal utility
BatA cat(1) clone with syntax highlighting and Git integration.
terminal theme
Powerlevel10kPowerlevel10k is a theme for Zsh. It emphasizes speed, flexibility and out-of-the-box experience.
development tool
ExaclidrawExcalidraw is a virtual collaborative whiteboard tool that lets you easily sketch diagrams that have a hand-drawn feel to them.
css framework
Tailwind CSSA utility-first CSS framework packed with classes like flex, pt-4, text-center and rotate-90 that can be composed to build any design, directly in your markup.
javascript framework
RemixRemix is a full stack web framework that lets you focus on the user interface and work back through web standards to deliver a fast, slick, and resilient user experience.
test framework
VitestA Vite-native unit test framework. It's fast!
javascript runtime
BunBun is a fast all-in-one JavaScript runtime
development tool
VimiumVimium provides keyboard shortcuts for navigation and control in the spirit of Vim.
development tool
DevSpaceDevSpace is an open-source developer tool for Kubernetes that lets you develop and deploy cloud-native software faster.
development tool
OrbStackOrbStack is a fast, light, and simple way to run Docker containers and Linux machines on macOS. You can think of it as a supercharged WSL and Docker Desktop replacement, all in one easy-to-use app.
development tool
OxcThe Oxidation Compiler is creating a suite of high-performance tools for JavaScript and TypeScript.
productivity tool
ObsidianObsidian is a personal knowledge base and note-taking software application that operates on Markdown files.
development tool
DSLRDSLR is a tool that allows you to quickly take and restore database snapshots when you're writing database migrations, switching branches, or messing with SQL.