What I Use

My current setup for building ridiculous projects with AI assistance.

Last updated: October 2025

💻 Hardware

Building weird projects from a chaotic workspace. Hardware details less important than the ideas.

🛠️ Software & Tools

AI Assistants & LLM Tools

• Claude Code - My primary coding assistant (CLI tool)
• Claude.ai - For planning and brainstorming
• Cline - VS Code extension for AI-assisted coding
• LiteLLM - Unified interface for multiple LLMs (game-changer!)
• Groq API - Super fast LLM inference (llama-3.3-70b-versatile)
• Pydantic - Type-safe data validation (makes LLMs reliable!)
• Smolagents - HuggingFace agent framework

Code Editors

• VS Code - Primary code editor
  • Theme: (Your theme)
  • Key extensions:
    • GitHub Copilot
    • GitLens
    • Prettier
    • ESLint

Development

• Git - Version control
• GitHub - Code hosting & collaboration
• Hugo - Static site generator (this blog!)
• Python - Backend scripting
• Node.js - JavaScript runtime

Terminal

• Shell: (bash/zsh/fish?)
• Terminal: (Your terminal app)
• Multiplexer: tmux / screen / none

Productivity

• Browser: Chrome (for dev tools) + Firefox (for testing)
• Notes: Markdown files everywhere (chaos but searchable)
• To-do: Paper + post-its (I know, I know… EventFlow is supposed to fix this)
• Music: Silence or instrumental (ADHD brain needs focus)

📅 EventFlow Stack

What I use to build a production event planning platform:

Backend

• FastAPI - Python web framework (automatic OpenAPI docs!)
• SQLAlchemy - ORM for database operations
• SQLite - Development database (migrating to PostgreSQL)
• Alembic - Database migrations
• Pydantic - Data validation + LLM JSON schema enforcement

Frontend

• Jinja2 - Template engine
• Bootstrap 5 - CSS framework (pink theme customizations!)
• Chart.js - Data visualization for analytics
• Vanilla JavaScript - Interactive features (modals, toasts, AJAX)

AI Integration

• LiteLLM - Multi-provider LLM interface
• Groq API - Fast LLM inference (llama-3.3-70b)
• Smolagents - AI agent framework (47 tools!)
• python-telegram-bot - Caroline AI bot integration

Testing & Deployment (Planned)

• pytest - Python testing framework
• Docker - Containerization
• PostgreSQL - Production database
• nginx - Reverse proxy + SSL

Why this stack? FastAPI because I know Python. Bootstrap because UI matters. Pydantic because LLMs need rules. Everything else because Nobody recommended it and he was right.

🎨 This Website

Built With

• Hugo - Static site generator
• Archie Theme - Modified for my needs
• GitHub Pages - Hosting (free!)
• GoatCounter - Privacy-friendly analytics
• Giscus - GitHub Discussions-based comments

Features I Built

• RSS feed
• Reading progress bar
• Social sharing buttons
• Code copy buttons
• Related posts
• Client-side search
• Custom 404 page
• Back-to-top button
• Print-friendly styles
• Dark mode support

📚 Resources I Use

Learning

• MDN Web Docs - Web development reference
• Stack Overflow - When stuck (always)
• GitHub - Reading other people’s code
• Claude - Explaining things I don’t understand

Design Inspiration

• Dribbble - Design inspiration
• Awwwards - Web design excellence
• Other personal blogs - See my blogroll

Fonts & Icons

• Google Fonts - Free fonts
• Font Awesome - Icons
• Simple Icons - Brand icons

🎯 Philosophy

I’m not a traditional developer. I use AI heavily to:

• Understand concepts I don’t know
• Write code I couldn’t write alone
• Debug issues faster
• Learn by doing (with guidance)

This is possible because:

• AI tools are REALLY good now
• I’m willing to learn and iterate
• I ask good questions
• I’m not afraid to break things

See my Getting Started guide for how you can do this too.

💡 Want to Suggest Something?

Found a tool you think I’d love? Let me know!

This page is inspired by uses.tech - a collection of /uses pages from developers around the world.