Alex GaynorInterview
Software developer
Adapted from Alex Gaynor's interview on Uses This, published 9 April 2020. The kit is drawn from their answers and each reason is an excerpt, lightly edited. Shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full interview ↗
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My primary laptop is a Pixelbook with the maximum RAM/CPU.
My phone is a Pixel 3a in grayscale mode.
I have a Fitbit Inspire HR on my wrist, which orders me to get up and walk around.
I've got a pair of Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro headphones, which are the most ridiculously comfortable pair of headphones I've ever had.
Communication
My default messaging app is Signal, because I care quite a bit about security.
Browser
I'm obviously using Chrome as my web browser as a result.
Security
And 1Password for managing my passwords because I care about security and usability.
Coding & Development
I love the security properties I get with this system, particularly that the Virtual Machine Monitor and emulated devices for Crostini are written in a memory safe programming language (Rust).
My primary text editor at the moment is Sublime Text, but I change text editors semi-regularly (perhaps every other year), so I'm not overly attached.
My shell is fish, which is a wonderfully usable tool to spend my days in.