Primary Machine
MacBook Pro 14-inch (2023) — Apple M2 Pro, 32 GB unified memory, 1 TB SSD. Run in closed-display clamshell mode driving a single 27-inch 4K external display via USB-C/Thunderbolt 4.
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A complete disclosure of the hardware, software, and desk setup I use daily for full-stack development, headless CMS architecture, and mobile app engineering. Last updated August 2026.
Hardware
Display
Dell UltraSharp U2723QE — 27-inch 4K IPS, 60 Hz, USB-C hub with 90 W power delivery. Calibrated to sRGB mode for design review. Single-cable connection to the MacBook Pro.
Keyboard
Keychron Q1 Pro — 75% layout, Gateron G Pro Brown switches, QMK/VIA programmable. Black aluminum chassis. Wired over USB-C for zero-latency typing; Bluetooth for desk-switching.
Pointing Device
Logitech MX Master 3S — dark-field sensor, USB-C charging, silent clicks. Paired via Bolt receiver for stable connection across macOS and the test bench.
Audio
Audio-Technica ATH-M50x closed-back studio monitors wired into the display's 3.5 mm jack. No DAC — the U2723QE headphone out is clean enough for development sessions.
Desk & Ergonomics
Flexispot E7 Pro standing desk frame with a 160 × 80 cm solid acacia wood top. ErgoChair Pro in mesh. Monitor arm keeps the Dell at eye level. Laptop stays in a vertical stand behind the display.
Software
IDE & Terminal
VS Code with the JetBrains Mono typeface, Vim keybindings, and the GitHub Copilot, Tailwind CSS IntelliSense, ESLint, and Prettier extensions. Terminal is Warp with zsh + Starship prompt. Secondary editor is Cursor for AI-paired refactoring sessions.
Version Control
Git via the GitHub CLI (gh). Branch strategy is trunk-based with short-lived feature branches. All repos have branch protection, required status checks, and linear history enforced. CI runs on GitHub Actions.
Primary Stack
Next.js (App Router), TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Zustand, React Hook Form, Zod. Backend APIs in Node.js with Hono or Express. Databases: PostgreSQL (hosted on Supabase), SQLite for mobile, and Redis for caching and pub/sub.
CMS & E-Commerce
WordPress (custom themes, WPGraphQL), Strapi, HubSpot CMS Hub (custom HubL modules), Shopify (Liquid 2.0, Hydrogen, Storefront API). Sanity for content modeling when the client needs real-time collaboration.
Automation & APIs
Make.com for deterministic multi-step scenarios. Power Automate for Microsoft-ecosystem integrations. Webhook plumbing tested with ngrok and deployed behind Cloudflare Workers for auth, rate limiting, and payload validation.
Design & Prototyping
Figma for high-fidelity mockups and developer handoff. Excalidraw for architecture diagrams and sequence flows. OG Image generation via @vercel/og. Favicon and app-icon exports handled by RealFaviconGenerator.
Analytics & Monitoring
Google Analytics 4 (GA4) via @next/third-parties. Google Search Console for search performance. Vercel Analytics for Web Vitals and edge function telemetry. Sentry for error tracking across the frontend and API routes.
Deployment & Infrastructure
Vercel (frontend + edge functions), Railway (Node.js APIs + Postgres), Supabase (managed Postgres + Auth), Cloudflare (DNS, Workers, R2 for static assets). All infrastructure defined in Terraform; secrets managed in Doppler.