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French software engineer, public speaker and fully remote nomadic worker; writes about frontend development at maxpou.fr.
20 things
Minaal Carry-on 2.0Hardware Minaal
Travel&daily bag is a Minaal Carry-on 2.0 (with packing cubes). I love it!
His /uses page, "Apps, Tools, and Gear I Use", written from the perspective of a fully remote frontend developer. The date here is the last commit to the page's own source file, src/content/pages/uses/uses.md in his site repo maxpou/maxpou.fr, whose contents match the quoted lines.
2026-02-09·maxpou.fr ↗
VS CodeSoftware Microsoft
VS Code is my favourite text editor so far.
His /uses page, "Apps, Tools, and Gear I Use", written from the perspective of a fully remote frontend developer. The date here is the last commit to the page's own source file, src/content/pages/uses/uses.md in his site repo maxpou/maxpou.fr, whose contents match the quoted lines.
2026-02-09·maxpou.fr ↗
27" screen (QHD)Hardware
27" screen (QHD). No dual screen. I've found myself more focused with only one screen.
His /uses page, "Apps, Tools, and Gear I Use", written from the perspective of a fully remote frontend developer. The date here is the last commit to the page's own source file, src/content/pages/uses/uses.md in his site repo maxpou/maxpou.fr, whose contents match the quoted lines.
2026-02-09·maxpou.fr ↗
nSoftware
n - a super handy tool for node version management.
His /uses page, "Apps, Tools, and Gear I Use", written from the perspective of a fully remote frontend developer. The date here is the last commit to the page's own source file, src/content/pages/uses/uses.md in his site repo maxpou/maxpou.fr, whose contents match the quoted lines.
2026-02-09·maxpou.fr ↗
Giphy CaptureSoftware Giphy
Giphy Capture is my go-to screen recording app when I need to share something with my colleagues. I found it simple to use.
His /uses page, "Apps, Tools, and Gear I Use", written from the perspective of a fully remote frontend developer. The date here is the last commit to the page's own source file, src/content/pages/uses/uses.md in his site repo maxpou/maxpou.fr, whose contents match the quoted lines.
2026-02-09·maxpou.fr ↗
Sony MDR 1000XHardware Sony
Sony MDR 1000X. A noise-cancelling headphone with 2 modes: wired or wireless (bluetooth). I also have some Airpods.
His /uses page, "Apps, Tools, and Gear I Use", written from the perspective of a fully remote frontend developer. The date here is the last commit to the page's own source file, src/content/pages/uses/uses.md in his site repo maxpou/maxpou.fr, whose contents match the quoted lines.
2026-02-09·maxpou.fr ↗
Material ThemeSoftware
The theme I use is Material Theme which I customized.
His /uses page, "Apps, Tools, and Gear I Use", written from the perspective of a fully remote frontend developer. The date here is the last commit to the page's own source file, src/content/pages/uses/uses.md in his site repo maxpou/maxpou.fr, whose contents match the quoted lines.
2026-02-09·maxpou.fr ↗
BraveSoftware Brave Software
My main browser is Brave. I also use the following extensions:
His /uses page, "Apps, Tools, and Gear I Use", written from the perspective of a fully remote frontend developer. The date here is the last commit to the page's own source file, src/content/pages/uses/uses.md in his site repo maxpou/maxpou.fr, whose contents match the quoted lines.
2026-02-09·maxpou.fr ↗
uBlock OriginSoftware Raymond Hill
uBlock Origin and Privacy Badger to preserve my privacy on the internets
His /uses page, "Apps, Tools, and Gear I Use", written from the perspective of a fully remote frontend developer. The date here is the last commit to the page's own source file, src/content/pages/uses/uses.md in his site repo maxpou/maxpou.fr, whose contents match the quoted lines.
2026-02-09·maxpou.fr ↗
iTermSoftware George Nachman
I mostly use my terminal in VSCode. Otherwise, I use iTerm. My terminal theme is powerlevel10k.
His /uses page, "Apps, Tools, and Gear I Use", written from the perspective of a fully remote frontend developer. The date here is the last commit to the page's own source file, src/content/pages/uses/uses.md in his site repo maxpou/maxpou.fr, whose contents match the quoted lines.
2026-02-09·maxpou.fr ↗
oh-my-zshSoftware
Zsh with Oh My Zsh. Oh My Zsh is a framework for managing zsh configuration.
His /uses page, "Apps, Tools, and Gear I Use", written from the perspective of a fully remote frontend developer. The date here is the last commit to the page's own source file, src/content/pages/uses/uses.md in his site repo maxpou/maxpou.fr, whose contents match the quoted lines.
2026-02-09·maxpou.fr ↗
HubSoftware GitHub
Hub - a wrapper for Git command (Git+Hub=GitHub).
His /uses page, "Apps, Tools, and Gear I Use", written from the perspective of a fully remote frontend developer. The date here is the last commit to the page's own source file, src/content/pages/uses/uses.md in his site repo maxpou/maxpou.fr, whose contents match the quoted lines.
2026-02-09·maxpou.fr ↗
gtopSoftware
gtop - an alternative to activity monitor.
His /uses page, "Apps, Tools, and Gear I Use", written from the perspective of a fully remote frontend developer. The date here is the last commit to the page's own source file, src/content/pages/uses/uses.md in his site repo maxpou/maxpou.fr, whose contents match the quoted lines.
2026-02-09·maxpou.fr ↗
BatSoftware
Bat - the cat command on steroids.
His /uses page, "Apps, Tools, and Gear I Use", written from the perspective of a fully remote frontend developer. The date here is the last commit to the page's own source file, src/content/pages/uses/uses.md in his site repo maxpou/maxpou.fr, whose contents match the quoted lines.
2026-02-09·maxpou.fr ↗
CrossOverSoftware CodeWeavers
CrossOver - to run Windows App on Mac (it's a paid product).
His /uses page, "Apps, Tools, and Gear I Use", written from the perspective of a fully remote frontend developer. The date here is the last commit to the page's own source file, src/content/pages/uses/uses.md in his site repo maxpou/maxpou.fr, whose contents match the quoted lines.
2026-02-09·maxpou.fr ↗
SquooshSoftware Google
Squoosh - Image compression
His /uses page, "Apps, Tools, and Gear I Use", written from the perspective of a fully remote frontend developer. The date here is the last commit to the page's own source file, src/content/pages/uses/uses.md in his site repo maxpou/maxpou.fr, whose contents match the quoted lines.
2026-02-09·maxpou.fr ↗
PlausibleService Plausible Insights
Plausible - For ethical analytics
His /uses page, "Apps, Tools, and Gear I Use", written from the perspective of a fully remote frontend developer. The date here is the last commit to the page's own source file, src/content/pages/uses/uses.md in his site repo maxpou/maxpou.fr, whose contents match the quoted lines.
2026-02-09·maxpou.fr ↗
NetlifyService Netlify
Netlify - To preview my pull requests
His /uses page, "Apps, Tools, and Gear I Use", written from the perspective of a fully remote frontend developer. The date here is the last commit to the page's own source file, src/content/pages/uses/uses.md in his site repo maxpou/maxpou.fr, whose contents match the quoted lines.
2026-02-09·maxpou.fr ↗
Xbox Elite Controller Series 2Hardware Microsoft
For other games, I rely on xCloud (Xbox's cloud gaming platform) Xbox Elite Controller Series 2 is my controller.
His /uses page, "Apps, Tools, and Gear I Use", written from the perspective of a fully remote frontend developer. The date here is the last commit to the page's own source file, src/content/pages/uses/uses.md in his site repo maxpou/maxpou.fr, whose contents match the quoted lines.
2026-02-09·maxpou.fr ↗
Herman Miller x Logitech Embody chairHardware Herman Miller
Herman Miller x Logitech Embody chair. A bit pricey, but very comfortable.
His /uses page, "Apps, Tools, and Gear I Use", written from the perspective of a fully remote frontend developer. The date here is the last commit to the page's own source file, src/content/pages/uses/uses.md in his site repo maxpou/maxpou.fr, whose contents match the quoted lines.
2026-02-09·maxpou.fr ↗
Every entry is a verbatim quote and a link to the public post it came from. Nothing is paraphrased. If it is not on record somewhere public, it is not here.
The verdict is what they actually said: loved and liked are explicit; recommended means they told others to get it; uses means they only say they use it; read is a book on their public shelf with no verdict; mixed and disliked are kept too.
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