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British senior engineering manager at Netlify, previously a team lead at the BBC; writes about JavaScript testing, chatbots and serverless at marclittlemore.com.
18 things
Visual Studio CodeSoftware Microsoft
Visual Studio Code is my code editor of choice. I switched over in September 2016 and absolutely love it.
His /uses page, "Software and hardware that I use". The date here is the page's own article:published_time metadata.
2020-01-30·marclittlemore.com ↗
ZoomService Zoom Video Communications
Zoom is something I use multiple times a day for video and audio communication. It's been the best video calling service I've used to date and works well for a remote working.
His /uses page, "Software and hardware that I use". The date here is the page's own article:published_time metadata.
2020-01-30·marclittlemore.com ↗
Senheiser HD25Hardware Sennheiser
I've DJ'ed since 1988 and I can't stand bad audio. Since my days in nightclubs spinning vinyl, I've sworn by Senheiser headphones. My current (and previous) pair are the Senheiser HD25.
His /uses page, "Software and hardware that I use". The date here is the page's own article:published_time metadata.
2020-01-30·marclittlemore.com ↗
Panda ThemeSoftware
I've used the Panda Theme for VS Code for a while now.
His /uses page, "Software and hardware that I use". The date here is the page's own article:published_time metadata.
2020-01-30·marclittlemore.com ↗
Fira CodeOther Nikita Prokopov
I use the mono-spaced Fira Code font for development work but I don't enable the ligatures. I still like two symbols rather than a single character for code like!= and =>.
His /uses page, "Software and hardware that I use". The date here is the page's own article:published_time metadata.
2020-01-30·marclittlemore.com ↗
iTerm2Software George Nachman
I use iTerm2 as my terminal with the Z Shell rather than bash. No real reason other than I started using it after moving over to using dotfiles and I like the plugin and theme system.
His /uses page, "Software and hardware that I use". The date here is the page's own article:published_time metadata.
2020-01-30·marclittlemore.com ↗
AlfredSoftware Running with Crayons
I started using Alfred as it used to have better searching than Spotlight. I've never moved off it when Spotlight improved.
His /uses page, "Software and hardware that I use". The date here is the page's own article:published_time metadata.
2020-01-30·marclittlemore.com ↗
DynalistSoftware Dynalist
I take a lot of notes, especially for work, and I use a combination of Dynalist and Evernote.
His /uses page, "Software and hardware that I use". The date here is the page's own article:published_time metadata.
2020-01-30·marclittlemore.com ↗
RocketSoftware Matthew Palmer
Due to my excessive emoji use, I also use Rocket to enable Slack colon emojis in other apps too.
His /uses page, "Software and hardware that I use". The date here is the page's own article:published_time metadata.
2020-01-30·marclittlemore.com ↗
f.luxSoftware Michael and Lorna Herf
I often code late into the night, when I know I shouldn't, and I've used Flux for years now to protect my eyes from the brightness of a glaring monitor. Again, this has been replaced by OSX Night Shift but I've just stuck with Flux.
His /uses page, "Software and hardware that I use". The date here is the page's own article:published_time metadata.
2020-01-30·marclittlemore.com ↗
RectangleSoftware Ryan Hanson
I've just switched to Rectangle which seems to be an open-source fork of the project.
His /uses page, "Software and hardware that I use". The date here is the page's own article:published_time metadata.
2020-01-30·marclittlemore.com ↗
ChromeSoftware Google
My browser of choice is Chrome, mainly because I use Google's tools (Gmail, Docs, Sheets, and so on) on a daily basis.
His /uses page, "Software and hardware that I use". The date here is the page's own article:published_time metadata.
2020-01-30·marclittlemore.com ↗
HomebrewSoftware
All of the above are installed using Homebrew and Homebrew Cask. Take a look at my Brewfile in my dotfiles for more info. This allows me to move to a new machine and be up and running incredibly quickly.
His /uses page, "Software and hardware that I use". The date here is the page's own article:published_time metadata.
2020-01-30·marclittlemore.com ↗
SparkSoftware Readdle
I use Gmail on the web as my primary email but I also use Spark for another email account.
His /uses page, "Software and hardware that I use". The date here is the page's own article:published_time metadata.
2020-01-30·marclittlemore.com ↗
CamtasiaSoftware TechSmith
For recording my screen and videos for my YouTube channel, I use Camtasia.
His /uses page, "Software and hardware that I use". The date here is the page's own article:published_time metadata.
2020-01-30·marclittlemore.com ↗
AKG C1000SHardware AKG
I've always had an AKG C1000S microphone for recording. I'm not a microphone expert but it does the job for me.
His /uses page, "Software and hardware that I use". The date here is the page's own article:published_time metadata.
2020-01-30·marclittlemore.com ↗
Focusrite Sapphire 2i2Hardware Focusrite
To ensure I have great audio quality, and to enable low-latency audio for music production, I use a Focusrite Sapphire 2i2 audio interface. It's light and USB powered and does the job.
His /uses page, "Software and hardware that I use". The date here is the page's own article:published_time metadata.
2020-01-30·marclittlemore.com ↗
15" Macbook Pro (Mid 2014)Hardware Apple
I use a 15" Macbook Pro (Mid 2014) for work and it's been a great laptop for many years now. The battery does drain far too quickly now though.
His /uses page, "Software and hardware that I use". The date here is the page's own article:published_time metadata.
2020-01-30·marclittlemore.com ↗
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