Uses

The tools, apps, and setup I use for writing, building, and learning. It is also a record of how this website and my side projects are made.

AI assistants

Claude Code: My main AI assistant, used from the terminal for documentation tooling, scripts, apps, and this website.
Mistral Vibe: A second AI coding assistant, which also helped build this website.

Markdown: For notes, READMEs, and the posts of this blog.
LibreOffice: For documents such as my CV, in the open OpenDocument format.
reStructuredText and Sphinx: Docs-as-code for large documentation sites, with Python extensions I write myself.
Read the Docs: To build and host documentation straight from Git.
Confluence and Scroll Viewport: For documentation portals built on Confluence.

Python: Build scripts, automation, and data analysis. This website is generated by a small Python script.
Swift: Native macOS menu bar apps, built from the command line without opening Xcode.
Git and GitHub: Version control for everything, documentation and this website included.
Homebrew: The package manager I use to install and update command-line tools and apps on macOS.
gcappkit: My own starter kit, so every new Mac app begins with the same structure, build scripts, and tests.

check4me: Checks my Mac’s security settings against the CIS benchmark, from the menu bar.
resync4me: Runs my rsync backups from the menu bar.

Jira: My all-time favorite tool, at work and at home, to track everything I work on.
Vivaldi: My web browser.
Proton Mail: Email, hosted in Switzerland.
Spotify: For music, podcasts, and audiobooks.
Feedly: To follow news articles on new technologies and trends through RSS feeds.
AlternativeTo: My favorite website to find alternatives to any software, preferably open-source ones.

Version: 1.0.1, released October 1, 2026.
HTML and CSS: Written with Claude Code, with no framework, no cookies, and no tracking.
Python build script: Generates the blog, the PDF CVs, and the sitemap, and checks every page and link before publishing.