The setup.

Hardware

Daily-driver machine + peripherals. Both screens, both keyboards, all day.

• MacBook Pro 14″ — M5, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD

  primary laptop

• LG UltraGear GX9

  external display, ultrawide

• Logitech MX Master 3

  mouse

• Logitech MX Keys

  keyboard

• AirPods Pro 2

  deep-work + calls

• iPhone 17 Pro

  real-device QA + daily phone

System

OS + the apps that the rest of the workflow plugs into.

• macOS — latest

  operating system

• Chrome

  primary browser

• Safari

  render-parity QA + iCloud sync

• iCloud Keychain

  passwords + 2FA codes

• Apple Notes

  thinking + quick capture

• Apple Calendar

  scheduling

• macOS Screenshot

  Cmd+Shift+5, no third-party tool

Editor + AI

Where the code actually gets written, plus the assist sitting next to it.

• Visual Studio Code

  editor

• Claude

  AI pair, not Copilot

• Claude Code for VS Code

  Anthropic's official extension, in-editor AI

• ESLint + Prettier

  linting + formatting on save, no debate

• Monokai Pro

  theme — same one for years, no rotation

• Material Icon Theme

  file + folder glyphs that actually scan

• ES7 React/Redux/GraphQL Snippets

  rfce, useState, the muscle-memory ones

• Auto Close Tag + Auto Rename Tag

  JSX without the manual closing-tag dance

• vscode-styled-components

  syntax highlight inside template literals

• Color Highlight

  inline preview of hex / rgb / hsl values

• MongoDB for VS Code + SQLTools

  DB browse without leaving the editor

• Project Manager

  switch repos in one shortcut

• GitHub Desktop

  git GUI for the day-to-day

Terminal + runtime

Default zsh, simple toolchain. Nothing fancy until something actually demands it.

• Terminal.app

  stock, no replacement needed

• zsh

  default shell, no theme bloat

• nvm + Node 22/23

  version manager + current LTS

• npm

  package manager

Database

GUIs for the two stacks I write Prisma + Mongoose against.

• Sequel Ace

  MySQL — every Prisma project here

• MongoDB Compass

  MongoDB — Action Park, MITOVKA, etc.

Design

Where the spec lives before it becomes code.

• Figma

  primary design tool

• Photoshop

  image edits + asset prep

Hosting + infra

Where the projects actually live in production.

• Vercel

  Next.js deploys

• DigitalOcean

  Node / Express + MySQL droplets

• Unlimited.rs

  Serbian-hosted projects (legacy + local)

• Cloudflare

  DNS + CDN + tunnels

• GitHub Actions

  CI/CD

• Gmail

  primary email

Communication

How the briefs land + the loops close.

• Slack

  team channels + ongoing engagements

• WhatsApp

  client DMs + quick decisions

• Email

  everything that needs a paper trail

Lifestyle

The boring true stuff — desk, chair, music. No standing rig.

• Spotify

  focus playlists

• Regular desk

  no standing setup

• Mesh-back ergonomic chair

  adjustable lumbar — non-negotiable for long sessions

Inspired by uses.tech ↗. Updated whenever the rig actually changes. Not before.