Tools I Actually Use

Development

Claude Code Max — the main one. Not autocomplete. A real coding partner. I use it for architecture, debugging, implementation, content, all of it. Worth every cent at Max tier.

Warp terminal — the only terminal worth using. AI command lookup, smart completion, beautiful UI. Once you switch, going back feels broken.

VS Code — still the editor. Claude Code handles most of the heavy lifting so the editor matters less than it used to, but VS Code with the right extensions is solid.

GitHub — version control and CI. Nothing exotic.

Backend & Data

Supabase — database, auth, storage, realtime, edge functions. One platform that covers the whole backend. The free tier is generous, the paid tier is fair. My default for everything.

Vercel — deployment for all Next.js projects. Preview URLs for every branch, instant deploys, zero config. Non-negotiable.

Design

Figma — everything starts here. I design before I build. Clients get a Figma file before they get a line of code.

Product

Linear — project management. Clean, fast, keyboard-driven. Better than Notion for tracking actual work.

What I don't use

• Shopify (build custom ecom instead)
• Webflow / Framer (build custom instead)
• Cursor (Claude Code does everything I need)
• ChatGPT (Claude is significantly better for coding)