Studio & Equipment

Tools of the Craft

A curated overview of the hardware, development tools, and homelab infrastructure I rely on every day to design and build software.

Hardware & Workstation

The primary physical machines powering daily platform development and design.

MacBook Pro 16" (Apple Silicon)

Primary Machine

Blazing compilation times, endless battery life, and silent operation even under heavy Docker and local supergraph simulation.

Apple Studio Display 27" 5K

Display

Pixel-perfect typography rendering, built-in spatial audio, and seamless single-cable Thunderbolt docking.

Keychron Custom Mechanical Keyboard

Input

Tuned tactile switches with custom double-shot PBT keycaps for all-day typing comfort.

Logitech MX Master 3S

Mouse

Quiet electromagnetic MagSpeed wheel and ergonomic thumb scroll for horizontal diff navigation.

AirPods Max & AirPods Pro 2

Audio

Active noise cancellation for deep focus sessions and crisp audio during cross-functional syncs.

Software & Developer Environment

Tools and applications chosen for velocity, keyboard-driven navigation, and zero latency.

Visual Studio Code

Editor

Configured with minimal chrome, SF Mono font with ligatures, and extensions for GraphQL, Rust, and TypeScript.

Ghostty & Warp Terminal

Terminal

GPU-accelerated terminal emulation with zsh, starship prompt, and custom shell aliases.

Raycast

Productivity

The ultimate Spotlight replacement. Custom scripts, clipboard history, window management, and quick GitHub lookups.

Apollo Studio & Insomnia

API Client

For testing complex federated GraphQL schemas, subgraphs, and introspecting supergraph queries.

TablePlus

Database

Native macOS GUI for inspecting PostgreSQL, Redis, and MySQL databases.

Arc & Safari

Browser

Spaces and split-view tabs in Arc for work projects; Safari for pure speed and battery efficiency.

Homelab & Server Infrastructure

Self-hosted infrastructure running in the home rack for network privacy, storage, and automation.

Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (8GB)

Server

Headless home server running Linux, managing personal microservices, automated backups, and network DNS.

Custom NAS Storage Rack

Storage

Redundant RAID array for media storage, time machine backups, and local development archives.

Pi-hole & WireGuard VPN

Networking

Network-wide DNS sinkhole for ad-blocking paired with WireGuard for secure remote tunneling home.

Docker Compose Ecosystem

Containers

Self-hosted stack containerized with Docker: Home Assistant, Vaultwarden, Grafana, and Prometheus monitoring.