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Simon's Favourite Tools

A curated collection of the tech services that power my projects. Organized, opinionated, and ready to ship.

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Web Services

Infrastructure & Hosting
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Railway
One-line deploys, sane defaults, and logs where you need them. Perfect for getting ideas into production without wrestling YAML.
🚂 Hosting Platform
Cloudflare
Global edge caching, rock-solid DNS, and security features that just work. Keeps domains speedy and resilient by default.
☁️ DNS & CDN
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AI

Language Models & Intelligence
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OpenAI
State-of-the-art language models for building assistants, copilots, and clever product features without heavy infra overhead.
✨ LLM Provider
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Agentic Coding

AI-Powered Development
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Claude Code
Anthropic's CLI agent that thinks through problems, writes code, and commits changes. The future of pair programming is here.
🤖 AI Agent
Codex
OpenAI's autonomous coding agent. Point it at a task, let it research, implement, and iterate until done.
🔮 AI Agent
Cursor Composer
Multi-file AI editing that understands your whole codebase. Perfect for sweeping refactors and feature implementations.
✨ AI IDE Feature
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Development Tools

Editor & Version Control
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Cursor / VS Code
The AI-native fork of VS Code with superpowers. Dracula theme keeps things easy on the eyes during those late-night sessions.
🎨 Dracula Theme
GitHub
Where code lives. Pull requests, issues, actions, and the social layer that makes open source tick.
🐙 Version Control
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Databases

Data Storage & Queries
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PostgreSQL
The battle-tested relational database. Runs beautifully on Supabase for managed magic or Railway for full control.
🐘 Relational DB
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Productivity

Communication & Notes
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Slack
Where async work happens. Channels, threads, and integrations that keep teams in sync without endless meetings.
💬 Team Chat
Apple Notes
Instant capture, beautiful formatting, and rock-solid sync. The best thoughts deserve a native home.
📝 Note Taking
Apple Reminders
Simple lists that sync everywhere. Location-based triggers and smart lists keep things from falling through the cracks.
✅ Task Management
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Design

Creative Tools
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Adobe Illustrator
Vector perfection for logos, icons, and illustrations. When pixels aren't precise enough, paths save the day.
✏️ Vector Graphics
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Auth & Identity

User Authentication
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Clerk
Drop-in auth with beautiful components. Social logins, MFA, and user management without the security headaches.
🔑 Auth Provider
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Monitoring

Observability & Analytics
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Custom Internal Tools
Bespoke dashboards and alerts tailored to exactly what matters. When off-the-shelf doesn't cut it, build your own.
🛠️ Custom Built
Better Stack
Uptime monitoring, incident management, and logs in one beautiful interface. Know when things break before users do.
📈 Observability
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Frameworks & Languages

The Stack
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TypeScript
JavaScript that scales. Types catch bugs at compile time and make refactoring a breeze instead of a nightmare.
📘 Language
Next.js
The React framework for production. Server components, app router, and edge-ready by default.
⚛️ React Framework
Tailwind CSS
Utility-first CSS that keeps styles close to markup. Ship fast, iterate faster, never fight specificity again.
🎨 CSS Framework
Hono
Ultrafast web framework that runs everywhere. Edge-first, TypeScript-native, and delightfully minimal.
🔥 Web Framework