U0 · Setup

Uses

The tools behind the work. A classic page, done fast.
MACHINE
Editor
VS Code, Vim keybindings, minimal extensions
Terminal
zsh + a fast prompt, tmux for long-running jobs
Fonts
JetBrains Mono everywhere it counts, Inter for prose
Theme
Whatever is highest-contrast at 6am
BUILD
Framework
Next.js + React, TypeScript strict, always
Styling
Tailwind with a hand-authored token layer
Testing
Vitest + RTL, Playwright for E2E, axe for a11y
CI
GitHub Actions — lint, types, unit, e2e, size, lighthouse
SYSTEMS
Trading
NinjaTrader / NinjaScript (C#), live futures data
Data
Postgres, Neon, small deterministic pipelines
Deploy
Vercel for the web, edge functions where they earn it
Observability
Trace everything; a metric you don't look at is decoration
AWAY FROM THE KEYS
Side projects
Always building something — see the Work page
Faith
Active in my church, including a missions trip to El Salvador
Company
One cat, who prefers to supervise from my headset
Coffee
Yes