1- Hardware
My Setup
- Apple Mac Mini (M2 Pro chip): 12-Core CPU and 19-Core GPU, 32GB Memory, 1TB SSD, Early 2023 (macOS Sonoma).
- Samsung Odyssey CRG9 49" UltraWide: DQHD 120Hz HDR1000 QLED Curved Monitor.
- Apple MacBook Pro 14″ Laptop (M2 Pro chip): 12‑Core CPU and 19‑Core GPU: 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display, 16GB Memory, 1TB SSD, Early 2023 (macOS Sonoma).
- Logitech MX Keys S Keyboard: Wireless Illuminated Keyboard.
- Logitech MX Master 3S Mouse: Wireless Mouse.
- Logitech C920 Webcam: Full HD 1080p Webcam.
- Steelseries Arctis Nova 7 Headset: Wireless Headset.
- DXRacer G Series: Gaming Chair (Black).
- IKEA BEKANT: Sit/Stand Desk.
- IKEA ALEX: Desk Drawer.
- IKEA TERTIAL: Desk Work Lamp.
- HP DeskJet Plus 6400 Series: Printer.
- Lenovo Legion Y520 Laptop: i7-7700HQ, 16GB RAM, 256GB PCIe SSD, 1TB HDD, NVIDIA GTX 1060 (6GB), FHD IPS 1920x1080 (Windows 10).
- PlayStation 5
2- Software, tools, and everything in between
Programming & Technologies (Web Development)
- PHP
- Laravel (I've been using most of Laravel ecosystem's products, tools, and integrations ).
- Lumen
- GraphQL
- REST API
- Livewire
- PHPUnit
- Redis
- MySQL
- HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap4
- JavaScript & JQuery
- Composer & npm (Dependency management)
IDE/Editor & Terminal (Web Development)
- IDE/Editor: PhpStorm is my favorite IDE of all time and the most convenient ide/editor for Laravel development imho. I’m using the Material Theme (Atom One Dark) & Atom material icons too. I also used Atom, and VS Code for a while, before Switching to PhpStorm for good).
- Terminal: Warp. It is by far the most complete, and intuitive terminal!
Environments (Web Development)
- Laravel Valet (For my macOS environment).
- Laravel Herd (For my macOS environment).
- VirtualBox (Used it previously on my Windows environment).
- Vagrant (Used it previously on my Windows environment).
- Laravel Homestead (Used it previously on my Windows environment).
- WAMP (used it before switching to Homestead).
- Docker (for some dev environments).
Tools & Browsers (Web Development)
- TablePlus (as my favorite database client).
- Altair (My favourite GraphQL Client).
- Postman (my favorite API client to create, share, test and document APIs).
- FileZilla (I use it occasionally to FTP connect securely instead of using the command line).
- Jira & Trello (for Project/Product Management).
- Chrome (my favorite browser for personal use and development/testing, but I’m also using Firefox occasionally).
Version Control
- Git
- GitHub (My favorite Git repository hosting service and the one I currently use).
- Bitbucket
- GitLab (Used it during my time working for one of the software companies, as it was their favorite to host the work).
- GitHub Desktop
- Sourcetree (My favorite Git GUI and the one I currently use).
Hosting
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
- Alibaba Cloud
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Digital Ocean (My favorite hosting for many good reasons 💙).
- Hostinger, Bluehost, iPage (As per the needs of some clients and companies).
- Cloudflare (CDN & DNS).
Communication
Design & Motion Graphics
// Tools I used back in the days when I was working as a graphic designer, and still using currently for my stuff (mostly Adobe products).
Productivity & Others
- Spotify: While coding, I usually listen to Synthwave and Lofi Hip-Hop music. It helps me relax and concentrate during work. Here are some of my favorite playlists (Lo-fi Coding, Synthwave from space, Synthwave Retro 80s, lofi hip hop music).
- Notion
- Google Keep
3- Learning New Stuff
Resources
// Learning new stuff helps me stave off boredom and keeps my interest levels high. I’m always actively pursuing knowledge, experiences, and self-development using various resources. Here are some of them:
- Podcasts: (Laravel News Podcast, The Laracasts Snippet, Full Stack Radio, North Meets South, and many more…).
- Blogs/News: (Laravel Blog, Laravel News “my favorite”, Laravel Daily, Freek Van der Herten, Phpflow, …).
- Communities: (DEV, Laracasts, Reddit Laravel, Stack Overflow “duh… 😬”, Cloudways).
- Twitter: I follow many of great minds on twitter, like: ( Taylor Otwell, James Brooks, Brad Traversy, Christoph Rumpel, Dries Vints, Mohamed Said, Caleb Porzio, Marcel Pociot, Adam Wathan, Nunu Maduro, Jeffrey Way, Povilas Korop, Freek Van der Herten, and many more…).
- Laravel Docs: I find that any well-documented piece of software or tool is a breeze to learn. I tend to go back to the Laravel docs every now and then to sharpen my skills using the framework, optimizing my code, and widening my knowledge 💪.
- Books: The list of the books I read is quite long actually. So I will keep this part updated with the latest book I’ve read. (Laravel Queues in Action) eBook by Mohamed Said. A great book, and I highly recommend it.
- Other Resources: (Udemy, Tutorialspoint, Skillshare, YouTube).
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