Uses

Tools and practices I rely on for backend systems, AI features, and shipping this site. Updated when my workflow changes.

Editor & AI assist

Cursor

Primary editor for refactors, multi-file changes, and fast iteration.

Claude & ChatGPT

Reasoning through designs, drafting specs, and reviewing tricky edge cases.

Languages & runtimes

Go

Services, workers, and performance-sensitive APIs in production.

Python

ML-adjacent services, scripting, and rapid prototyping for AI pipelines.

TypeScript

Typed UI and tooling; this portfolio and registry are built with it.

Platform & data

Docker

Reproducible builds and local stacks that mirror production.

Kubernetes

Deploying and operating services at scale with clear rollout patterns.

Kafka

Event-driven flows, buffering, and decoupled consumers in busy systems.

Redis & SQL stores

Caching, sessions, and relational data depending on workload shape.

Frontend & content

Next.js & React

App Router, MDX content, and component-driven UI for this site.

Tailwind CSS

Consistent spacing, themes, and fast layout tweaks without leaving markup.

shadcn/ui

Accessible primitives and a registry workflow for reusable components.

Delivery & quality

Git & CI

Branching, reviews, and automated checks before anything reaches users.

Observability

Metrics, logs, and tracing to catch regressions before users do.

Vercel

Hosting and previews for the public site and experiments.

Command Palette