~ favorites

List of my favorite tools, sites and games.

JS libs and tools

Tools I use while building with TypeScript and React.

• tRPC // End-to-end typesafe APIs in Next.js without extra boilerplate.
• shadcn/ui // Beautiful components that are easy to tweak and make your own.
• Zod // Runtime validation that fits TypeScript perfectly.

Go libs & tools

Libraries and tools I use when building backends or small CLI tools in Go.

• Go-Chi // Minimal, clean router for building go services.
• sqlc // Tool to generate type-safe code from SQL.
• goose // Tool to manage database migrations.
• spf13/cobra // Library to build CLI applications.
• stretchr/testify // Library for writing readable tests.

personal sites

People whose sites influenced how I designed mine.

• lukesmith.xyz // GOAT in Linux content.
• bugswriter.com // Linux content with personality.
• nexxel.dev // Huge inspiration for my own portfolio. (Copied almost everything)
• jakegines.in // The guy who gave me the fav list idea.

Terminal tools

Tools that I use in the terminal.

• fzf // Command line fuzzy finder.
• ripgrep // Fast and better than grep.
• jq // sed for JSON.
• curl // For testing APIs.

Daily drivers

Tools I use every day.

• Neovim // Hyperextensible Vim-based text editor.
• tmux // Terminal multiplexer.
• foot // Lightweight and minimalistic Wayland terminal emulator.
• yazi // Terminal file manager written in Rust.
• mpv // Minimal media player.
• mpd // Server-side application for playing music.
• rmpc // Terminal-based MPD client.

Open source

Projects that I find interesting.

• shadcn/ui // Beautiful UI components for web applications.
• Astro // Web framework for content-driven websites.
• webtui/webtui // Terminal-inspired UI for the web.
• react-shiki // Clean syntax highlighting hook for React.
• better-t-stack // CLI tool for scaffolding end-to-end type-safe TypeScript projects.
• Jujutsu // New version control system.
• OpenTUI // Library for building terminal user interfaces.

Games I play/played

List of games I've played. (Not in order of preference)

• GTA: San Andreas // Open world action crime game.
• Elden Ring // Dark fantasy action RPG.
• Red Dead Redemption 2 // Story-driven wild west game.
• The Last of Us // Post-apocalyptic story-driven game.
• Days Gone // Open world post-apocalyptic action-adventure game.
• God of War (2018) // Action adventure game.
• GTA: Vice City // Open world action crime neon lights game.
• Clash of Clans // Strategy game.