Tools
I'm always on the lookout for new and better ways to create awesome software. That's why I put together this page to give you a rundown of all the cool tools and technologies I use to get the job done. Whether it's programming languages, frameworks, or handy development tools, I'm all about using the right stuff to make software that rocks. So whether you're a fellow developer or just curious about what I do, take a look around and let me know what you think!
Cline Dev View
AI Peer Coding Assistant
I use Claude (previously known as Claude Dev) in VSCode to assist with coding, development. testing and documentation. Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 3.5 model provides Senior Developer level assistance.
Digital Ocean View
Cloud Server Hosting
Digital Ocean is my preferred cloud server provider for hosting Django applications, API's and databases.
Django View
Web application development framework
Django has been my goto framework for web applications requiring complex business logic and database integration.
Django Rest Framework View
Backend API Framework
I use the Django Rest Framework to provide API's for a number of applications and websites, including this site. It's integration with Django makes it easy and simple to expose API's for database models.
Fedora Linux View
Primary Development Environment
I have been using Linux as my primary operating system for a very long time... since the early 90's. My current 'daily driver' is Fedora Linux, which is a bit ironic given its Redhat heritage. Over the years I have gone from Redhat Linux, to Slakware, Debian, Ubuntu and finally Fedora.
Github View
Source code repository
All my source code is stored on GitHub. Any code I have written that can be used outside the organisation it was intended for is available as a public repository.
Go View
Backend, API and System Integration
I use Go mainly for development of API’s and for integration and manipulation of data services.
Javascript View
Front End Web Application Development Language
Two years ago, I made it a personal goal to learn javascript. Two years later, and after discovering Svelte and SveletKit along the way I am now using javascript in most of my applications.
NGINX View
Web Server and Reverse Proxy Software
NGINX is my web server of choice for webservers that I set up and build from scratch. The relatively easy setup means I can quickly get a working web application setup using the NGINX/Gunicorn/Django technology stack.
PostgreSQL Database View
Backend Database
I use PostgreSQL for all my Django web applications backend databases.
Skeleton View
UI Toolkit for Svelte and Tailwind
Skeleton provides a simple modern looking UI toolkit which I use for quickly prototyping user interfaces and web applications.
Svelte View
Font End Application Development Framework
I discovered Svelte about 18 months ago and fell in love with its simplicity. Almost all my front-end applications and UI components are now written in Svelte/SvelteKit.
SvelteKit View
Web Application Development Framework
SvelteKit is the shizzle! I now almost exclusively develop my web applications in SvelteKit. It's a simple quick and fun framwork to work in. Rich Harris is a genius!
Tailwind CSS View
Web and Mobile Application CSS Framework
TailwindCSS is my current framework of choice. I often use TailwindUI to quickly prototype applications and more recently I have started to leverage the fantastic skeleton.dev
Typescript View
Front End Web Application Development Language
More and more I am using Typescript in my SvelteKit applications. I'm still getting my head around this one... one of my current learning projects.
Ubuntu Linux Server View
Production Web Server Operating System
I use Ubuntu Linux Server on most of my cloud servers. Primarily I use this because my cloud service provider provides quick and simple Ubuntu server setup.
Vercel View
Frontend Deployment Environment
I deploy almost all of my frontend applications on Vercel. Simple, quick and easy!
shadcn-svelte View
Sveltekit UI Component Library
shadcn-svelte is one of the UI component libraries I used for developing Sveltekit applications.
It is component based, enabling on the components required to be included in your code, and everything is fully customizable.