Uses
A somewhat comprehensive list of tools, apps, and more that I use on a daily basis to design and code things.
Development
- I use Visual Studio Code as my text editor, with the Doki-Emilia-Dark theme and Operator Mono as my typeface of choice.
- For Backend I use ExpressJS and NodeJS, when used together, it simplifies it's APIs and adds helpful new features. It makes it easier to organize your application’s functionality with middle ware and routing.
- Chrome is my main browser for both development and general use.
- React is my front end Javascript library of choice. The component-centric mental model is the first thing that truly made sense to me as a Frontend Developer
- For 3D effects and image shaders I use three.js. It has a bit of a learning curve but you can do some really powerful stuff with it.
- For CSS I've used a myriad pre-processors and css-in-js solutions like styled-components, but these days I'm using vanilla CSS with PostCSS to get upcoming CSS features.
- For Javascript animations I use Popmotion Pure 8, it's a great way to add spring animations to three.js. All other animations are CSS with React Transition Group for enter/exit transitions.