Uses
The hardware, software, and tools I reach for daily. Inspired by uses.tech.
Editor & Terminal- VS Code— primary editor for TypeScript / Next.js
- IntelliJ IDEA— Java / Spring Boot work
- Windows Terminal + PowerShell— daily-driver shell
- Git Bash— POSIX commands when needed
Languages & Runtimes- Java 21 LTS— backend/PKI work
- Node 24 LTS— frontend tooling, scripting
- TypeScript 5.x— strict mode always
Backend & Databases- Spring Boot— service layer of choice
- PostgreSQL— primary RDBMS
- Redis— caching, rate limiting
- Bouncy Castle, IAIK— cryptographic libraries
Frontend- Next.js (App Router)— production framework
- React 19— with TypeScript strict
- MUI— component library
- Vite— for non-Next React apps
Cloud & Deploy- Render— Docker web service — hosts this site
- Docker— portable container builds
- Upstash Redis— serverless Redis for rate limiting
- Resend— transactional email
Workflow- GitHub— version control + CI
- Jira + Confluence— planning at Codegic
- nvm-windows— Node version management