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Inspired by Wes Bos. A revised inventory of the software and habits I rely on. Updated whenever something earns a permanent spot.

/01

Editor & Terminal

  1. /01

    VS Code

    Daily driver. Theme: Tokyo Night. Font: JetBrains Mono.

  2. /02

    Postman

    Where every API gets poked and prodded before it sees the frontend.

  3. /03

    MongoDB Compass

    Visual interface for MongoDB. Lets me see exactly what my Mongoose schemas wrote.

  4. /04

    Zsh + Oh My Zsh

    Sensible defaults, autocompletion, and a prompt that tells me which branch I'm on.

/02

Backend

  1. /01

    Node.js

    The runtime everything I ship lives on.

  2. /02

    Express.js

    Minimal, predictable, and bends to the layering I want.

  3. /03

    TypeScript

    Strict mode, every project. The errors I prevent in TS are bugs I never have to debug.

  4. /04

    Mongoose

    Schema definitions, hooks, and population — everything MongoDB should have built in.

  5. /05

    Zod

    Validation at the route boundary. Inferred types end-to-end.

  6. /06

    Stripe

    Payments. Idempotent webhooks are a religion.

/03

AI Tooling

  1. /01

    Claude Code

    Terminal-native agent I keep open in every repo. Plans, edits across files, runs the tests and commits — with hooks and CLAUDE.md rules to keep it on the rails.

  2. /02

    Cursor

    For editor-first work — tab completion that predicts the next edit, plus inline chat when I'd rather stay in the file than switch to a terminal.

  3. /03

    OpenCode

    Open-source coding agent in the terminal. Model-agnostic, so I can point it at whatever provider is cheapest or best for the task.

  4. /04

    Command Code

    Agentic coder with a merged workflow — reads the codebase, makes the change, and leaves the tree clean instead of handing back a patch.

  5. /05

    Dokploy

    Self-hosted PaaS for my own servers. Push to deploy, per-app isolation, SSL and logs handled — the Heroku experience without the bill.

  6. /06

    Manifest

    Backend layer for AI chat products — one OpenAI-shaped API, then swap in any model or provider behind it without touching app code.

  7. /07

    Hermes

    Local model runner. Keeps small models on my own machine for embeddings, quick drafts, and anything I'd rather not send off-device.

  8. /08

    Herdr

    Zero-downtime deploys and a queue-backed release flow — the piece that turns a plain VPS into something that behaves like managed hosting.

/04

Frontend

  1. /01

    Next.js

    App Router for product work; the React framework I reach for first.

  2. /02

    Tailwind CSS

    Utility classes everywhere. v4's CSS-first config is a joy.

  3. /03

    Redux Toolkit + RTK Query

    Server state and client state, separated cleanly.

  4. /04

    React Hook Form

    Forms with Zod resolvers — schema parity with the backend.

/05

Productivity

  1. /01

    Notion

    Personal wiki, project notes, and a writing surface for blog drafts.

  2. /02

    Linear

    Issue tracking that feels like a tool, not a chore.

  3. /03

    Excalidraw

    Whiteboard sketches for system designs and flow diagrams.

  4. /04

    Google Keep

    Quick capture, low friction. Things that need 5 seconds of attention.

/06

Learning

  1. /01

    Stack Learner

    In-depth Bangla tutorials on full-stack JavaScript, system design, and real-world project architecture.

  2. /02

    Programming Hero

    Where I went deep on the modern Node + MongoDB + TypeScript stack.

  3. /03

    Learn with Sumit

    In-depth Bangla courses on React and Next.js — practical, project-driven teaching.

  4. /04

    MDN Web Docs

    Still the best reference for anything web-platform.

  5. /05

    Dev.to

    I read and write here.

  6. /06

    YouTube — Fireship, Jack Herrington

    Short, dense explainers that respect the viewer's time.

Have a recommendation that should make this list? Send it through the contact form — I read every suggestion.