I think I've written a bit about the tools that I use day-to-day, or some of the cool applications I've discovered to help do web development, but I haven't done so in quite some time so I figured I'd write a more up to date post!
Often I get inspired by seeing other's setups to try some new tools, I hope this post serves more as a way to expose anyone reading to something new that they may want to try out. At the end of the day, I think it's worth investing time to create your own workflows!
Editor:
Currently I'm using VSCode Insiders - I had tried out Cursor, but ran out of their free tier offerings and honestly it wasn't too much better than GitHub Copilot (more on that below). If you're willing to pay for it - Cursor is pretty good, but if you already pay for GitHub Copilot then it may not be worth also paying for Cursor.
I currently use the Vitesse theme, but previously I was using the GitHub Light theme.
I also use a number of extensions, including but not limited to:
Terminal:
I'm currently using warp as my go-to terminal, the tabs and panels, and some of the better autosuggest / history features are really good, plus it supports a wide range of custom themes as well so I'm also using the Vitesse theme for warp.
I don't really use the AI features bundled in with the terminal, but sometimes they can be useful.
I've tried out wave and also using the built in terminal in VSCode but warp just felt like the best tool for my needs.
Misc:
I've been using GitButler lately and kind of enjoying it - it definitely still has some quirks but honestly feels like the best "open" way to manage a stacked diff like workflow. I had tried Graphite before but it was pretty limiting if you didn't go all in on it's toolchain and now is only targeting teams instead of individual devs I think.
I still feel like there's got to be a better stacked diff workflow (CLI and an optional GUI) to be built - but for now GitButler is my go to!
I always highly recommend using Raycast, I pay for the pro plan to get a few added features, but honestly this is one of the best applications I use day to day, it makes switching between windows/applications a lot easier, and also the clipboard history is so handy!
A few other smaller ones that I use/recommend:
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Arc - It's hard for me to use any other browser these days!
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Dropbox Capture - this is the best screenshot and screen recording tool I've found on mac, quick and easy keyboard shortcuts and it uploads them all to my dropbox for easy sharing too!
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Obsidian - I recently switched back from Notion and have been really enjoying using Obsidian for all my note taking needs!
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ChatGPT Mac App - I've bound
ctrl+spaceas a shortcut to trigger ChatGPT and it's been incredibly useful!