Uses

Seems that a lot of developers are creating these /uses pages after discovering Wes Bos’s /uses page.

My favorite of these happens to be from Jon Suh. His /uses page includes a photo, which is what I did here.

I’m finally doing big girl work at a company so I was able to upgrade everything, and will soon upgrade the iMac.

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Gear

Let’s start with my gear.

• 27” iMac, Retina 5K, late 2015
  • Bought this in 2017, two years after its release. It’s almost 5 years old. Time to upgrade.
• iPhone XS Max 256gb, Gold ¹
• iPad Pro 12.9” late 2018 256 gb
  • This thing is a beast. Fast, and the industrial design is my favorite of Apple’s iPads to date.
• Brydge Keyboard for 2018 iPad Pro
  • Decent but fragile as hell.
• Apple Pencil
  • Still trying to figure out a use for it. I use it for editing videos and podcasts currently.
• DAS Keyboard 4 Professional for Mac Clicky MX Blue Mechanical Switches
• WASD Custom Keys Mechanical Keyboard, Mac layout, MX Cherry Blue
  • Got my “brand” colors. Next is a Keychron, RGB backlighting…Down the rabbit hole I go…
• Audio-Technica ATH-MSR7BK SonicPro Over-Ear High Res Headphones
  • These things sound amazing. Seriously good upgrade over my previous Audio-Technica cans, the M50s.
• beyerdynamic DT 990 Pro 250 ohm Headphones, Gray
  • My daily drivers. All-around comfort and great sound.
• Steelcase Leap Chair
  • I bought this chair open box from Madison Seating because…well…check out the retail price…
• Heil PR 40 mic kit
  • I’ve got a rig setup where I will use this more often than I had.
• AirPods
• 13” 2013 MacBook Pro
• Acer 25-Inch WQHD (2560 x 1440) Widescreen Monitor
  • Placeholder monitor until I buy a second LG 4k monitor and arm
• IKEA LINNMON/ALEX Desk
  • Every programmer needs a good desk. This one is relatively inexpensive.
• Tabletop Bulb Base
  • Cute lamp that sits on my KALLAX bookshelf with a LIFX bulb in it.
• Knodel Desk Pad
• Insten Premium Leather Mouse Pad
• HomePod, White
  • Sold my Edifier speakers reluctantly as I really had no place and no use for them 😥.
• KALLAX Shelf unit - black, white - IKEA
• LG 4K Monitor
  • Three monitors are better than one.
• North Bayou VESA Mount
• Logitech MX Master 3 Advanced Wireless Mouse - Mid Grey
  • The best mouse I have ever used is an understatement. Better than the original in every way.
• M-Audio M-Track C-Series USB Audio Interface
  • This will drive a lot of audio…as well as record from an XLR mic which I have. Said I was cooking things up.
• MAKETECH Swivel Under-the-Desk USB 3.0 Hub
• Choetech Wireless Charging Stand
• FORSÅ Work Lamp from IKEA
• Amazon Echo Dot 3rd Gen
• LIFX Z Wi-Fi Smart LED Strip Starter Kit
  • Yeah. I am on the bandwagon. I am a programmer and I want my desk to feel like a rocket ship. Sue me.
• LIFX A19 Wi-fi Smart LED Bulbs
• Anchor Pro by ElevationLab
  • Great under the desk, hide your cables, headphone rack.
• IKEA Holmo 46” Floor Lamps
  • Where else am I going to put the LIFX Bulbs?
• Logitech C920S Pro HD Webcam with Privacy Shutter
  • As I do more webinars, Egghead videos, and yes, soon, streaming, I need a good webcam. I have a Streaming Amazon List that I’ll be adding to my arsenal in the next couple months.

Software

• VS Code
  • It does everything I need it to do. Atom was nice and had a lot of features but goddamn it’s hella slow. So I went back to VS Code ² and couldn’t be happier.
• Oh My Zsh
  • I will never use a terminal without this installed.
• Boom 3D
  • This makes everything sound amazing.
• Xcode
• Chrome
• PopClip
  • Using PopClip is a lifesaver. When it doesn’t work I am lost.
• Alfred
  • Workflows make this my favorite app. I can’t live without it. You can find my workflows here. I have way too many, I admit.
• Text Expander
• Adobe CC, All Apps
  • Dipping my toe into YouTube, and hopefully having a co-host for the Good First Issue Podcast means I need a pro suite of tools.
• BetterSnapTool is my choice for window snapping.
• Quiver is a programmers notebook to take notes with syntax highlighting and markdown support. Supports many languages ³.
• Tweetbot 2
  • The 3rd iteration hogs CPU and memory. If it was more efficient I’d use it; the ability to add gifs right in the app is killer. But it freezes constantly. So I use v2.
• Station.
  • This is a chat aggregator that is like Franz on steroids and free. Honestly don’t know why it’s free but I know the hammer will come down on it, as it always does with SaaS companies.
• Things 3 for tasks.⁴
• Notion for Project management.⁵
• Evernote
  • Nothing beats it for note-taking and archiving.
• Fantastical 2 for scheduling
• Dash 4. ⁶
• Sip for Mac for a color picker
• ScreenFlow
  • As I get into making egghead lessons and more screencasts for tiffany.blog, I need a heavy duty piece of software to do so. Screenflow fits the bill.
• Open Broadcaster Software
  • Going to stream at Twitch soon enough. This is the gold standard but their Mac app is terribly behind the Windows app.
• CloudApp
  • This is how I share bugs and other things with devs and dev teams. Also an easy way to make a gif of a feature or bug on my Mac.
• Setapp
  • It finally has enough utilities to make it worth the subscription price for me.

I Use a lot of software, I admit

But I use ALL OF IT.

So this is my setup and what I am currently using. You can show me your dev setup on Twitter.