uses.txt

~/ / uses.txt · what I use to build things and survive

A /uses page. The stuff I actually use, not the stuff I say I use to sound professional. I'm not professional. I'm honest. There's a difference.

jaypix@neocities: ~

$ cat uses.txt

// editor & terminal

VS Codethe responsible choice. mostly.
cmd.exe / PowerShellyes I'm on Windows. yes I know.
Gitfor the one-commit repos
curlhow this site gets deployed. no build step, no regrets.

// languages & stack

JavaScript / Vanilla JSno frameworks were harmed in the making of this site
HTML + CSShand-written. imagine that.
Vue / Nuxtwhen I'm feeling fancy (CVfy, URLShortener)
Cloudflare Workers + Pagesthe edge is my home now
Supabasefor when I need a database and don't want to suffer

// hosting & deploy

Neocitiesthis site. free, indie, no ads, no nonsense.
MyJay.netself-hosted. public files, served raw.
Cloudflare Pagesfor the Vue projects
GitHub@jaypixo — where the code lives or dies

// the real dependencies

Monster Energythe real programming language
Coffeebackup power source
Spotifythe algorithm knows me better than I know myself
14 browser tabsnone of which are technically a book
A notes app I'll never openwhere the ideas live and die
Sleep (theoretical)pending

$ man jaypix

The best tool is the one you actually use. The second best is the one you built yourself because the existing ones were "fine."

This list will change. Not because I've found better tools, but because I've forgotten to update it. Check back in a year. It'll be the same.