~/uses
The gear.
The things I actually use for work, app testing, and gaming, with a few notes on what's held up over time.
/ work setup
- MacBook (M4 · 24GB)my main machine for building and shipping
- Dell SE2726D · 27-inch · QHDthe external display I use for work
- Apple Magic Keyboard & Magic Mouseoccasional use at the work desk
- Sony XM4my headphones for work
/ testing & everyday
- iPad Air · M2 · 11-inchmostly for passing time, plus testing apps on an iPad
- iPhone 17 Promy personal phone, also used for app testing
- Samsung Galaxy S25for testing apps on Android
/ gaming
- Custom rig — Ryzen 5 3600X · 32GB · RTX 2060 Superthe play machine
- PlayStation 5couch mode
- LG UltraGear · 27-inch · 1080p · 240Hz · 1msthe gaming monitor
- Redgear Cosmosmy gaming headphones
- Logitech G304my gaming mouse
- EvoFox mechanical keyboardwhat I'm using for gaming right now
/ keyboard history
- Keychron K8 Prodied after about two years. ₹11,000 spent — that one hurt
- Zebronics Max Promy first mechanical keyboard. Five or six years later, it still works
/ frontend
- Next.jsdefault for anything with a UI
- TanStackquery, router, table — the works
/ mobile
- Fluttercross-platform without the compromises
- React Nativewhen the codebase already thinks in React
/ backend
- NestJSstructured Node, most of the time
- FastAPIwhen Python is the right tool
/ data
- Supabase · Firebasefor the playful stuff — side quests ship fast
- MySQL · MongoDBwhen it's production grade
/ ai
- GeminiAPI calls in products
- Claude Codepair programmer of choice — built this site with it
/ deploy
- Vercelthis site lives here
- AWS · Google Cloud · Azurewhatever the job needs
- Railwayfor the quick side-quest backends
everything else is just syntax.