Tools I actually use.
Languages
Pythoneverything ML/data. first language I think in.
SwiftiOS projects. learning to love it.
SQLstill the most useful language I know.
JavaSpring Boot for backend services at work.
ML / AI
PyTorchmodel training and experimentation.
HuggingFacefine-tuning, embeddings, evaluation.
LangChainRAG pipelines. useful until it isn't.
vLLMLLM serving. fast and practical.
Gurobioptimization. nothing else comes close for MIP.
Infra & Cloud
GCPprimary cloud. Vertex AI, BigQuery, GKE, Cloud Run.
Dockereverything gets containerized.
KubernetesGKE for production workloads.
FastAPIdefault API framework. clean and fast.
Data
PostgreSQLfirst choice for structured data.
Qdrantvector search in production.
Snowflakeanalytics warehouse.
BigQuerywhen you're already on GCP and need scale.
Apps & Tools
Claude Codedaily driver for coding. changed how I work.
Cursorfor Swift/iOS work specifically.
Obsidiannotes and thinking.
Linearproject tracking for personal projects.
Hardware
MacBook Air M1does everything without complaining.
iPhone 16 Pro Maxalso my primary test device for SYNTH/sarvis.