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Services

Fathom - My preferred tool for ethical analytics
Todoist - My preferred todo list app
Fly.io - An amazing hosting platform
Cloudinary - Fantastic image hosting
GitHub - Where I host my code. I also run CI/CD pipelines via GitHub Actions.
Sticker Mule - How I get a bunch of stickers of my OSS projects etc. printed for myself that I can hand out.
iwantmyname.com - Where I buy some domain names.
Calendly - For: "Grab a time whenever" link with consulting fees built-in.
Cron - My calendar app and it allows me to share my availability with specific blocks of time.

Tech

React - The most widely used frontend framework in the world
Nextjs - My current favorite framework to build a web app
Prisma - A fantastic ORM for Node.js.
TypeScript - I can't imagine building JavaScript projects without TypeScript.
Testing Library - A great testing library for anything that interacts with the DOM.
Jest - A great testing framework.
Cypress.io - I use this for E2E testing.
MSW - Next generation API mocking.
Prettier - I can't imagine life without it.
Reach UI - An accessibility-focused set of easy-to-use and easy-to-style components.
Headless UI - Completely unstyled, fully accessible UI components, designed to integrate beautifully with Tailwind CSS.
PostCSS - I only use these plugins: tailwindcss, autoprefixer, and postcss-import
TailwindCSS - A great way to keep my styling consistent and stay productive.
mdx-bundler - Compile and bundle your MDX files and their dependencies. FAST.
XState - Any time I have a complex state problem, I use this.

Editor

Visual Studio Code - Find my settings here: kcd.im/vscode
Monokai Dark Soda editor theme
Hasklig-Light - I used to use Adobe "Source Code Pro" but Hasklig is basically the same but with ligatures.

Chrome Extensions

Desktop Apps

You can find all the apps I auto-install when I setup a new MacBook in my dotfiles .macos script. Here are a few highlights (in no particular order):

Google Chrome
Rectangle - Move and resize windows in macOS using keyboard shortcuts or snap areas
Bitwarden - Open source password management for individuals and families
Dash - Dash gives your Mac instant offline access to 200+ API documentation sets
Terminal.app
Spotify
Slack
Discord
Todoist
Workflowy
Gifski
Zoom.us
sip - Color Picker
Front - Front is a customer communication hub
Qmoji - A lightning fast emoji picker for macos, written in swift
System Color Picker - The familiar color picker supercharged
Battery Indicator
ScreenFlow - Recording software
OBS - Live streaming software
RDM - For setting the screen size

CLIs

Again, you can find everything that I auto-install when I setup a new MacBook in my dotfiles .macos script. Here are a few highlights:

Homebrew
hub (a better git)
ripgrep (a better grep)
tree
bat (a better cat)
delta (a better git diff)
night-owlish (theme for bat and delta)
serve
npm-quick-run
npm-check-updates

Podcasts

Here are some podcasts I "use" to keep me informed and entertained while I drive, clean, and ride my onewheel.

YouTube

Here are channels I'm subscribed to:

Newsletters

Here are the newsletters I subscribe to:

What Kent uses.