That mindset didn’t come from tech — it came from always wanting to make sense of things by building, not just thinking.
The Greeks said *“techne”* was more than craft — it was a way of understanding the world by making. That still makes sense to me.
I didn’t start in tech. I studied music — until I realized I enjoyed tinkering with Linux and building little websites way more than practicing scales.
Turns out, composing and coding aren’t that different: both are about structure, flow, and knowing when to break the rules.
Here’s a rundown of the stacks I genuinely enjoy working with.
Built this site with Next.js + Tailwind. Pretty much my go-to stack these days.
I usually reach for Astro when someone asks me to whip up a clean site fast.
Svelte? Looked easy at first... then it pooped on my expectations.
Might be past its prime, but I still use it a lot — still feels fresh and exciting every time.
The APM was the first combo I met when I stepped into the world of code. It was already legacy back then — now, it feels more like a trace left behind in time.
I’ve been eyeing Go for its solid rep, and Python... well, still not sure where it fits in.
Been rocking Less for like a decade. Still hits different.
Bootstrap feels legacy, but hey — they’re still shipping updates.
I prefer seals over dolphins. Elephants? Still too much, every time.
Kinda obsessed with serverless stuff lately — Vercel’s been a game changer.
Affinity Designer is way cheaper than Illustrator — and honestly, it’s the only tool I’ve ever gotten 100x my money’s worth from.
Once cutting-edge, now just tech fossils I used to swear by.
Wild fact: jQuery actually released version 4 in 2025.