Language & Framework
PythonVue.jsTypeScriptJavaScriptNode.jsNuxt
my kitchen
Uses.
Everything I reach for when I am cooking software. Not a flex, not a prescription — just the stuff that keeps me shipping.
the stack
Tools of the trade
Data & Backend
Python servicesREST APIsData pipelinespandasPostgreSQLSQLite
Index tooling
Index managementRebalancingConstituent dataWeight calculationsAutomation
Frontend & UI
Vue 3ViteTailwind CSSModern CSSAccessibility
Tooling & Deploy
GitCI/CDDockerCloudflare PagesGitHub Actions
AI-augmented dev
ClaudeopencodePI agentDeepSeekKimiMCP
the setup
Around the desk
Editor & terminal
VS Code
Home base. Vue/Volar tooling, integrated terminal, and a keybinding for everything.
JetBrains Mono / Space Mono
Ligatures on, always.
Windows Terminal + PowerShell
On Windows. Tabs, panes, and a theme that does not hurt.
Operating systems
Fedora KDE
Daily driver for development — fast, clean, and always current.
Windows
For everything else, and the occasional corporate tool.
Dual-boot
Two operating systems, one reboot away from regret.
AI in the kitchen
Claude
Primary pair-programmer — refactors, tricky logic, and rubber-ducking architecture.
opencode
Terminal-native agent for multi-file changes without leaving the shell.
PI agent
Agentic flows that switch between Claude, DeepSeek, and Kimi depending on the job.
DeepSeek
Sharp reasoning, cheap tokens — great for the long tail.
Kimi
Long-context model for chewing through big files and logs.
Browser & DevTools
Chrome / Edge DevTools
The Network tab is where mysteries get solved.
Responsive mode
If it breaks at 360px, it is broken.
Lighthouse
For the performance guilt trip.
Hardware
Mechanical keyboard
Loud enough to annoy the bugs.
Two monitors
One for the code, one for the docs.
A decent chair
The real performance upgrade.
on the horizon
What I'm watching
The part of the job that seems to change every few months. These are the things I am reading about, poking at, and slowly forming opinions on.
Agent fleets, not copilots
Coordinators that delegate to many subagents working in parallel — the shift from "autocomplete" to directing a team. Human reviews, not types.
MCP everywhere
The Model Context Protocol is turning agents into real tools with access to repos, databases, and browsers — plus guardrails that decide which tool may run when.
Agentic engineering
Structured plan → implement → test workflows with review gates are replacing free-form vibe coding. Process, not just prompts.
Long-running cloud agents
Agents that keep working when your laptop is closed, carrying shared context across sessions and machines.
Local & on-device models
Capable models running on your own hardware — private by default, and fast enough to be useful.
The one true tool
None of the above matters as much as this: ship it, look at it, fix it, ship it again. Tools are just the pan — the cooking is on you.
// hidden dev joke