Andrew Yong
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Hardware, software, and opinions.

What I actually use to ship production sites. Updated four times a year, never on a marketing schedule.

Last updated 2026 · 04

Hardware

Laptop
14" MacBook Pro M3, 24 GB. Closed-lid most of the time.
Display
32" 4K matte LG, calibrated at 6500K.
Keyboard
Keychron Q1 Pro · brown switches · steel plate.
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 3S.
Phone
Pixel 8 (perf testing — not a Pro).
Camera
Sony A7C II + 35mm. For project case-study photography.

Editor & terminal

Editor
VS Code · Solarized Dark · Cabinet Grotesk for the UI font.
Font (code)
JetBrains Mono 14px, ligatures on.
Terminal
Ghostty · zsh · starship prompt.
Git client
Just git. Sometimes lazygit.
Browser
Firefox for daily use, Chrome for DevTools / Lighthouse.

Build stack

Framework
Astro for marketing sites · 11ty for blog-shaped sites.
Styling
Vanilla CSS. CSS variables for tokens. No Tailwind on shipped client work.
JS
Vanilla. View Transitions API where supported. Almost zero on the critical path.
CMS
Sanity (when needed). Otherwise markdown files in the repo.
Hosting
Cloudflare Pages or Vercel — edge wherever possible.
Forms
Plain mailto: or a Cloudflare Worker. No 3rd-party form services.

Design

Design tool
Figma. Sparingly. Most layout happens in HTML/CSS.
Type
Cabinet Grotesk · General Sans · Fraunces · JetBrains Mono.
Color tool
Sip (macOS) for picking. Coolors for palettes.
Inspiration
Awwwards, Site Inspire, Brutalist Websites, weekly browse.

What I refuse to use

  • WordPress for greenfield builds. Caching plugins are a moral failing.
  • Webflow for client work — vendor lock-in. Source goes to your repo, not theirs.
  • jQuery. It is 2026.
  • Bootstrap or Tailwind UI kits — they make every site look the same.
  • Carousels. Nobody clicks slide two.
  • AI-generated illustration on client work. Hire an actual illustrator if the budget allows.
  • Cookie banners for sites that don't set cookies. (Mine doesn't.)
  • Chat widgets. Every kB matters.
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