/uses

The tools, languages, and setup I use daily for development. Inspired by uses.tech.

# Languages & Frameworks

My primary language for 20+ years. ASP.NET Core, Entity Framework, Blazor, MAUI. The backbone of most enterprise and mobile work.

Compiler and runtime for BioLang. Also used in Ibid's citation engine. Love the type system and fearless concurrency.

Browser extensions, web apps, and Node tooling. Vanilla JS when possible, TypeScript for anything non-trivial.

Cross-platform mobile apps. Hot reload makes iteration fast. Used for OzBargains and other mobile projects.

Utility-first CSS with Tailwind. This site is built with it. For complex layouts, plain CSS Grid and Flexbox.

Primary IDE for .NET, MAUI, and Blazor projects. ReSharper for refactoring and code analysis.

For everything else — JavaScript, Rust, Dart, markdown, config files. Extensions: GitLens, Tailwind IntelliSense, Rust Analyzer.

Editor font of choice. Clean, purpose-built for code, with excellent ligatures.

CI/CD pipelines, App Services, Azure Functions, SQL databases. Primary cloud for enterprise work.

Open-source CI/CD. This site deploys via GitHub Actions to GitHub Pages.

Containerized builds and local dev environments. Docker Compose for multi-service setups.

Version control for everything. Conventional commits, feature branching, PRs. CLI over GUIs.

AI pair programming in the terminal. This entire site was built with it. Great for scaffolding, refactoring, and exploring codebases.

Inline completions in VS Code. Especially useful for boilerplate and test generation.

Multi-browser testing for extension development. Firefox DevTools for CSS, Chrome for JS profiling.

I dogfood BioPeek, BioGist, BioKhoj, and Ibid daily. Building tools I actually use.

Tailwind CSS (production build), vanilla JavaScript, static HTML. No frameworks, no bundlers beyond Tailwind CLI. Markdown blog rendered client-side.

GitHub Pages with GitHub Actions for deployment. Custom domain via CNAME. Free, fast, version-controlled.

Dark theme default, saffron (#FF9933) accent. JetBrains Mono for headings, Inter for body. Terminal-inspired hero.