Uses

This page details pretty much all I use to fulfil my role as a developer.

Editor

• VS Code - My favourite code editor

• Themes:

  • Punk Dark Theme - Perfect dark theme with excellent colour contrast

  • Atom One Light - Perfect for when working outside in the sunshine

  • Material Icon Theme - Material Design Icons for VS Code

• Extensions:

  • Auto Close Tag - Automatically add HTML/XML close tag

  • Better Comments - Improve your code commenting by annotating with alert, informational, TODOs, and more!

  • Code Spell Checker - Spelling checker for source code (British English addon)

  • CodeSnap - 📷 Take beautiful screenshots of your code

  • Colorize - A VS Code extension to help visualize CSS colors in files

  • gitignore - An extension for Visual Studio Code that assists you in working with .gitignore files

  • GitLens - Supercharge Git within VS Code

  • Import Cost - Display import/require package size in the editor

  • IntelliCode - AI-assisted development

  • Markdown All in One - All you need to write Markdown

  • npm Dependency Links - Go to npm site of your dependencies

  • npm Intellisense - VS Code plugin that autocompletes npm modules in import statements

  • Path Intellisense - VS Code plugin that autocompletes filenames

  • Playwright Test for VS Code - This extension integrates Playwright into your VS Code workflow

  • Pretty TypeScript Errors - Make TypeScript errors prettier and more human-readable in VSCode

  • Thunder Client - Lightweight Rest API Client for VS Code

  • Total TypeScript - Learn TypeScript in VSCode with a TypeScript error translator and syntax guide

  • TypeScript Vue Plugin (Volar) - Vue Plugin for TypeScript server

  • Web Accessibility - Audit Web Accessibility issues in VS Code

CLIs

• npm - Node Package Manager

• Chocolatey - The package manager for Windows

  • 7-Zip - A file archiver with a high compression ratio

  • git - Version control

  • GnuPG - For signed commits

  • NVM - Easily manage versions of Node

  • Python 3.x

  • Yarn - Package manager for the npm and bower registries with a few specific focuses

  • pnpm - Package manager

• npm-check-updates - Keep dependencies up-to-date

Desktop Apps

• Sublime Merge - A nice, lightweight Git client

• Sublime Text - A nice, lightweight text editor

• Chocolatey GUI - A delicious GUI on top of the Chocolatey command line tool

• Paint.NET - A free image editing tool because I don't want to pay for Adobe Photoshop

• ScreenToGif - Screen, webcam and sketch board recorder with an integrated editor

• Spotify - Because who doesn't love music?

Chrome Extensions

• Bitwarden - Free password manager

• Checka11y.css - The browser extension for Checka11y.css - a CSS-only accessibility checker

• ColorZilla - Advanced Eyedropper, Color Picker, Gradient Generator and other colourful goodies

• dataslayer - Debug and test tag management (Google Tag Manager, DTM, Tealium) and analytics implementations

• GoFullPage - Capture a screenshot of your current page in its entirety and reliably

• Grammarly - Improve your writing with Grammarly's communication assistance

• JSON Formatter

• npmhub - Explore npm dependencies on GitHub repos

• Refined GitHub - Simplifies the GitHub interface and adds useful features

• File Icons for GitHub & GitLab

• Vue.js devtools - Debugging Vue.js applications

Office Setup

• ErGear Dual Monitor Stand - A sturdy mechanism for ergonomic monitor viewing

• TITANWOLF Extra Large Desk Mat - A cool-looking, smooth fabric desk mat for easy mouse gliding

• Upgraded Wrist/Elbow Pad - This new design is the best wrist support I've ever tried

• White Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600, UK Layout - A beautiful keyboard that is so easy to use

• Amazon Basics Compact Ergonomic Wireless Mouse - A smooth mouse with a perfect grip

• Vertical Laptop Stand - Saves desk space and allows your laptop to ventilate well

• USB C Docking Station - A centralised area for my desk's cables so I can easily dock & undock my laptop

• Wireless Charger - Compatible with my Samsung Galaxy, this sits nicely on my desk so I can pick up my phone without removing a charging cable

• Google Nest Mini - A sexy smart speaker for the office

• Mentos Tropical Flavour Chewing Gum - Only the best chewing gum to ever exist and is perfect when trying to focus