Tools I Use

Adam DeHaven

Adam DeHaven, a full-stack web engineer, user experience designer, and developer experience advocate based in Louisville, Kentucky, shares his favorite tools, software, and hardware on his uses page.

Hardware:

MacBook Air, M2, 2022

KBD Fans KBD75 V3.1 Mechanical Keyboard: A mechanical keyboard enthusiast’s delight

Satechi USB-C Multiport Adapter: For connecting his work laptop to a monitor, keyboard, and other accessories

Logitech Brio 4k Webcam: Essential for video calls

**Dell UltraSharp 38 Curved USB-C Hub Monitor (U3821DW)****: A curved widescreen monitor that beats using two screens

Logitech MX Vertical Wireless Mouse: Comfortable and ergonomic

Sony α7 III Mirrorless Camera: For capturing moments

Code Editor and Terminal:

Visual Studio Code: His main IDE for personal and work projects

Material Theme (Material Theme PaleNight High Contrast): A sleek theme

DankMono font: A monospaced font for coding

iTerm2 with oh my zsh and Powerlevel 10k theme: Customized terminal setup1

Dave Redfern

Dave Redfern, a web designer and developer, shares his favorite tools, hardware, and software on his uses page.

Hardware:

MacBook Pro 15", Magic Keyboard, and Magic Trackpad

LG Apple Display with an Ergotron Stand Workstation at home

Sony WH-1000XM4 headphones for music

iPhone Xs and AirPods for mobile use

Roost laptop stand for remote work

The North Face backpack for carrying gear

Software:

Chrome, Spotify, Reminders, Bear, and NetNewsWire on his Mac

Visual Studio Code for coding

Utility apps like Alfred, Password, and Qbserve

Overcast for podcasts on his iPhone

Gmail, Calendar, and Drive from Google Suite

Randall Wilk

Randall Wilk, a full-stack Laravel developer, shares his favorite tools, software, and hardware on his uses page.

Development Tools:

Warp Terminal: Randall’s terminal of choice, using Z shell (Zsh) and Oh My Zsh. He customizes it with the Base16 Materia theme and the Source Code Pro font for Powerline. His terminal settings are saved in his dotfiles repository

PhpStorm: Randall loves using PhpStorm for PHP development. He uses the Material Theme UI theme, Atom One Dark color scheme, and Fira Code as his editor font. The Laravel Idea plugin enhances Laravel development, and the Pest Plugin makes testing more convenient

Laravel Valet: For local development on macOS, Randall finds Laravel Valet simple and efficient

Ray: An excellent debugging tool from Spatie

Tinkerwell: Allows running arbitrary code locally or remotely via SSH

BabelEdit: Simplifies managing language files for Laravel projects

GitHub Copilot: An invaluable aid for generating code snippets when stuck or needing guidance

Database Management:

TablePlus: Randall prefers it over DataGrip for managing databases due to its simplicity

Email Testing:

Helo: Randall uses Helo for email testing

Hardware:

16" MacBook Pro, M1 Pro, 32GB RAM (2021): A significant upgrade from his previous iMac, providing excellent performance and quiet operation

How to add your personal Uses page to uses.tech website

Create Your Uses Page:

First, create a page on your personal website where you’ll list the tools, software, and hardware you use. You can name it “/uses” or something similar.

Include details like your favorite text editors, programming languages, design tools, hardware devices, and any other software you rely on.

Submit to the Awesome-Uses Repository:

Next, you’ll need to add your uses page and other relevant details about yourself to the awesome-uses repository. This repository collects “uses” pages from developers and designers worldwide.

Create a pull request with your changes, and once it passes all checks and is approved, your uses page will be listed on the uses.tech website and in the README of the awesome-uses repository.

Why should I create a /uses page

Creating a /uses page on your website can benefit you by providing transparency to your audience, showcasing your tech stack, engaging with a community, enhancing your personal branding, improving SEO, and inspiring others.

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