Uses

In General...

I try to install as little software as possible, in favor of using containers to run stuff. No web or db servers are installed on my machine.

Editor + Terminal

PHPStorm. I've started using VS Code almost exclusively for everything besides PHP. I had been using VS Code from time to time but it's not as great at PHP as PHPStorm is, no offense. I still use it to edit a few projects, though, including this old website.

Desktop Apps

Lately I've using Google Chrome for development as well as regular browsing on my desktops and phone. The rest is other standard developer stuff. iTerm2 (w/ Josean Martinez's great tips on making it awesome). MySQL Workbench for occasional DB stuff, but I typically run a container w/ Adminer for stuff that's just local. Postman for HTTP stuff, Photoshop & Illustrator for graphics, but I typically only renew the subscription for a couple of months out of the year, when BSides RDU needs updates.

Desk Setup

My current personal computer is a Mac mini m1, which is lovely and fun. For the day job I use a sleek and sexy midnight MacBook Pro. I'm pretty much off Windows and Linux at the moment, and at my age, hopefully for the remainder...

I can't wait to upgrade one of these days to a Mac w/ the containerization built in.

My monitors are 2 ASUS TUF Gaming 32" 2K HDR Curved that the lovely Mrs. H bought for me. They're gigantic and form a huge, all consuming curve around my head.

My desk is a motorized adjustable sit/stand number that we bought for cheap from Mrs. H's company when they were getting rid of them. It was a great deal. I rarely stand. I should do that more often.

Other Gear

I use Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones pretty much all day. They've fixed the few issues I had with the old pair of QC 35 ii headphones I had. If you can manage it, get a pair of these babies.