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My setup and stack

An honest list of everything I run daily on my machine — editors, hardware, browser, default stack. Updated when my setup actually shifts, not for show.

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Editors

  • PhpStormSingle editor for everything — PHP / Symfony / Phalcon / Doctrine on the backend, and TypeScript / React / Next / Vue on the frontend

Default stack

  • Next.js + React + TypeScriptMy default stack for frontend and fullstack work
  • Symfony + PHP 8For backends built to last
  • PhalconInternal stack at Confluent Digital
  • Vue 3When a project calls for it, or just to switch things up
  • Tailwind CSSOn nearly every personal project
  • Prisma + MySQL / PostgreSQLORM + DB by default
  • Three.js + GSAP + Framer MotionFor visual demos and web animation

Hardware

  • Dell Inspiron 7791 2-in-1Intel Core i7-10510U · 16 GB RAM · 8 cores

OS & desktop

  • Xubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)Xfce 4.18 · Linux kernel 6.8 — light, stable, stays out of the way

Terminal & runtime

  • xfce4-terminalXfce default terminal
  • bash 5.2Default shell, no frills
  • Git 2.43
  • Node.js 22 + npm 10
  • Docker 29 + Compose v2

Browser

  • Google ChromeMain browser for daily use and DevTools

Chrome extensions

  • Fake FillerFills every field of a form with one click — massive dev time saver
  • WappalyzerDetects the stack behind any site (CMS, framework, analytics, hosting)
  • KeePassXC-BrowserAuto-fills credentials from KeePassXC, no cloud involved

CLI & tools

  • ffmpegAudio / video, scriptable
  • Prisma CLIMigrations, seed, studio
  • opensslSecret generation, hashing, certificates

Apps

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