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Uses

The languages, data stores and tools I reach for when I build things.

Languages & frameworks

  • C# & ASP.NET CoreWhere most of my backend work lives: APIs, background jobs and reporting.
  • Node.jsBots, scrapers and small services, often with discord.js or Puppeteer.
  • Plain HTML & CSSThis site. No framework, no build step.

Data

  • MySQLMy main database, and the one I spend the most time tuning.
  • MongoDBFor bots and projects with loose, document-shaped data.
  • SupabaseAuth and Postgres for FinancialAdvisor.

Infrastructure

  • CloudflareDNS, Workers, Tunnels and Zero Trust. This site runs on a Worker.
  • DockerPackaging APIs so they run the same everywhere.
  • GitHub ActionsCI, plus scheduled jobs like the 8 Ball Pool collector.

Automation

  • PuppeteerDriving a real browser when there’s no API.
  • ClaudePair-programming, reviews and chores like this site’s redesign.