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Hardware and tooling behind my daily backend development and production debugging workflow.

Machine

  • MacBook Pro M4 Pro
  • 24GB RAM
  • Apple Silicon-first workflow
  • Used for daily development and on-call operations

Desktop Workstation

  • Ryzen 7 7800X3D
  • RX 7800 XT Nitro+
  • Multi-monitor workflow
  • Used for gaming plus Docker-heavy backend workloads

Editor + Terminal

  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • zsh
  • tmux sessions for long-running services
  • Raycast

Backend Toolbox

  • Node.js + NestJS
  • PostgreSQL + PostGIS
  • Redis + RedisGraph
  • Kafka + BullMQ
  • Docker Compose
  • Event-driven architecture patterns

Database + Debugging

  • EXPLAIN ANALYZE workflows
  • pg_stat_statements
  • Structured logging
  • Production debugging runbooks
  • Metrics-first troubleshooting

Observability

  • Grafana dashboards
  • Prometheus metrics
  • Structured logging and error tracking
  • Traces before assumptions