Loadout
Tools & Tech
A living list of what I reach for to build, ship, and think. Updated whenever something earns a permanent spot — not when it trends.
Daily Drivers
5What I open first, every day.
- Cursor/VS CodeeditorPair-programs with me, edits across files, runs agents.
- GhosttyterminalTerminal of choice with a tuned zsh setup.
- Helium / ChromebrowserHelium for browsing, Chrome to watch shows and movies.
- RaycastlauncherSpotlight replacement. Snippets, scripts, window manager, clipboard.
- NotionnotesNotes, drafts, reading list, and a messy second brain.
Languages
3The ones I actually write.
Frameworks & Libraries
6Opinionated picks that stay out of the way.
- ReactFor the parts that need to move. Server components where it helps.
- Next.jsWhen a project needs app router, routing, and edge out of the box.
- Tailwind CSSStyling without the ceremony. Design tokens via CSS variables.
- DjangoWhen I want batteries-included Python on the backend.
- FastAPILean Python APIs with typed schemas out of the box.
- AstroContent-first sites with islands of React. Powers this site. I use it for my personal website. Mainly becuase I can easily deploy it to Cloudflare and use any LLM.
Data
3Where things get stored.
DevOps & Infra
2How it ships and stays up.
Testing & Quality
3Confidence over coverage — but both help.
AI & Thinking
3Assistants, not autopilots.
This Site
4The exact stack under sahilfruitwala.com.
Hardware
6The hardware I use.
- MacBook M2 AirMy daily driver. I use it for coding, browsing, and watching shows and movies.
- iPhone 17My phone. It is a great phone for the price.
- Apple Watch Series 11My watch. I use it for tracking my fitness and health.
- AirPods ProMy AirPods. I use it for listening to music and podcasts.
- Mx Master 3My mouse. I use it for navigating and clicking.
- Freestyle2My keyboard. I use it for typing and programming. It is good for your hands and wrists.
35 tools. If it's listed here, I actually use it.
I show these in use, not in a list.
Real workflows, real trade-offs, on YouTube.