As a person that has been working remotely for a long time (7+ years of experience) I get a lot of questions regarding my setup and how I’m able to focus on my daily tasks when working from home.
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Workstation
MacBook Pro 16”, M1 Pro (10 cores / 16 GPU cores), 16GB of RAM (2021)
This is my personal computer, and it does not reflect what I use on my day-to-day work environment, but it's a great machine to develop my personal projects
My pet got used to the sound of me pressing keys on my keyboard, and I'm glad cuz I missed mechanical keyboards, this model isn't perfect and it has a few issues but it's a decent board for my needs.
For the same reasons I replaced my MX Master 1 for the second edition, I recently replaced my Master 2 for the 3rd edition. What was the reason you may ask? I dropped it by mistake and it was a terrible drop.
Well, it has all the bells and whistles of the LG 5K UltraFine display but with a better panel and a better build quality.
Fully Jarvis Standing desk (Extended version)
Love these legs, they are near silent when raising or lowering and they can lift enough weight, that’s why I bought an IKEA kitchen counter of almost 2m long to get a huge workspace area.
Software
The best IDE when developing with JavaScript or TypeScript, I love the keyboard shortcuts and the built-in elements of it for testing purposes.
Darker than Darcula and the other defaults from Intellij, it has a big advantage over themes based in Material Design, which is, you don’t have to install anything extra that slows down your IDE to customize the colors.
Went from JetBrains Mono to this one because it embodies the design principles of simplicity, minimalism, and speed, drawing inspiration from the renowned Swiss design movement I like.
Extends great keyboard shortcuts over the built-in terminal in macOS.
It’s free, looks good, and works better than the other options.
Design
After using Sketch for a while on my personal projects and Figma at work, I cannot come back to Sketch anymore, Figma has evolved so much and introduced so many excellent features that work with my workflows in and out of the office.
This is my favorite software for editing photos, I got into Pixelmator on 2011 and have been a fan of their work since then.
Podcasting / Streaming
I upgraded from a Blue Yeti to this Microphone and I’m amazed by the difference in sound quality that it delivers.
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 3rd Gen
I love the physical knobs and the visual feedback from the LED wheel for how loud you are speaking.
It’s a solid preamp for those moments where I don’t want to be as close to the microphone, usually when talking to my co-workers over Zoom or when pair-programming.
Beyerdynamic DT 990 Pro headphones
I use them to monitor my own voice when I’m recording but also, to listen to music, it’s such a good pair of headphones, their sound quality can be compared with much much higher price headphones.
I use this to record all of my podcast, even the ones where we talk over Skype, FaceTime or others. Amazing software, highly recommended.
It’s free, it’s ok. If I get more into livestreaming and get a benefit from them, I would consider investing on a more polished software.