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Workspace & Equipment
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Hardware, development tools, native software, and everyday gear.
💻 Hardware & Desk
- Workstation: Apple Silicon MacBook Pro — optimized for rapid Swift builds and instant simulator execution.
- Display: High-DPI external monitor calibrated for retina UI design and code readability.
- Audio: Apple AirPods Pro for focus, active noise cancellation, and seamless macOS audio switching.
- Input: Apple Magic Trackpad with custom gestures and mechanical keyboard with tactile switches.
🛠 Development & Engineering
- IDE: Xcode for native macOS, iOS, and visionOS development with Instruments for memory profiling.
- Editor: VS Code & Cursor with Geist Mono font and minimalist dark theme for web and systems documentation.
- Terminal: Native macOS Terminal & zsh with custom aliases, Git integrations, and Homebrew.
- Version Control: Git + GitHub CLI (
gh) for open-source workflow and releases.
⚡️ Native macOS Applications
- Cockpit: Self-engineered native macOS menu bar daemon & iPad productivity HUD (Cockpit on GitHub).
- Rime: Liquid Glass PDF reader engineered specifically for macOS with multi-tab browsing and bookmark persistence (Rime on GitHub).
- Raycast: System launcher, clipboard manager, and custom developer script executor.
- Homebrew: Package management for macOS CLI utilities and self-hosted tap (homebrew-tap).
🎨 Design & Typography
- Design Tool: Figma for user interface design, bento layouts, and design systems.
- Typefaces: Geist Sans & Geist Mono (Vercel / Basel), Inter, and Apple SF Pro.
- Design Philosophy: Native AppKit/SwiftUI feel, low-overhead micro-interactions, dark mode elegance, and zero-telemetry privacy.