Uses

Inspired by many pages listed on uses.tech, I decided to build my own /uses page. I don’t expect to include every specific in this page, yet it’s sufficient for a spotlight on things I touch on a regular basis. Though, I don’t reckon it captures much attention. It was fun anyway. 😼

💎 Devices & Envs

HarmonyOS NEXT 5

A HUAWEI Pura 70 with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage.

Due to no AOSP core, Android apps cannot run on a HarmonyOS NEXT device unless a HarmonyOS native app leveraging container-based features¹ is installed. I’m not for such native app because it can lead to compatibility issues, and I consider it a poison for ecosystem dev. Anyway, we’ll see. 🕵

Linux Distros

• An ECS instance with s3.2xlarge.2 running openEuler 24.09 on China Telecom Cloud Computing. It’s still a VM virtualised using KVM, QEMU, libvirt, etc.
• An AArch64 VM running Fedora Workstation 41 on Parallels Desktop.
• A LoongArch64 VM running Kylin Server V10 SP3 on UTM.
• A cloud PC for work running Ubuntu Desktop 22.04 on CTyun Laptop.
• Several Docker containers for work running CTyunOS 2.0.1 on my MBP. A base image is made public on Docker Hub. You may find it large in size due to not much optimisation applied.

Windows 11

• A Lenovo ThinkPad laptop “given”² to me by the company I serve. It’s not my type, so I rarely power it up. 😴
• An AArch64 VM on Parallels Desktop.

Windows Server 2022

2 cloud PCs for work on CTyun Laptop.

iOS 18

An iPhone 15 Pro with 256GB storage.

iPadOS 18

An 11-inch iPad Pro with an Apple M4 chip, 512GB storage, an Apple Pencil Pro with no engraving, and a Magic Keyboard.

There’s a self-deprecating joke.

买前生产力，买后爱奇艺。

It means: Buy productivity before purchase, but end up watching iQIYI afterward. 🤷‍♂️

macOS Sequoia

A 16-inch MacBook Pro with an Apple M2 Max chip, 64GB memory, and 1TB SSD storage. It cost a log of money. But who cares? As long as I love it, it’s worth it. 🤓

watchOS 11

An Apple Watch Series 8 (GPS, 45mm).

👨‍💻 Dev

• Visual Studio Code has been my primary editor for many years.

  • I know VS Code is built on top of Electron. I used this framework to develop a cross-platform desktop app once. Tbh, it was not bad, but I indeed failed to sort out a simple way to make it “lightweight”. Every framework can be arguable, right?
  • I explored Sublime Text and Zed. They were gorgeous. Perhaps I may switch to another editor one day? 🤔

• I use the following IDEs for their advanced/convenient features, or sometimes as a part of collaborative work env settings on relatively large codebases.

  • Go: GoLand.
  • Python/PyPy: PyCharm.
  • WinUI 3 desktop app (C# .NET): Visual Studio extended with dotUltimate³.

• To format code on save, Prettier is my choice for most cases. I would mention Black when it comes to a Python project.

• I prefer WindTerm and Xterminal as my terminals for all of my local envs. Xshell is installed on Windows as a requirement to access work envs.

• Apifox is an API platform I use for debugging and some of QA testing on DEV, SIT, and UAT. Its official site promotes the platform as Apifox = Postman + Swagger + Mock + JMeter. Well, I would leave no comment. It’s generally good for teamwork.

• Any other stuff? So much, but this might be worthy of attention. Due to limited free time I would spend currently on my repos, my personal blog and portfolio could be impossible without Cloudflare, Hugo, Hugo Blox Builder, Vercel, as well as giscus. ❤️

🚀 Productivity

• Microsoft Edge and Safari.
• Notion for note-taking and task management (more like a replacement for to-do list apps? 🤪).
• Tencent Docs. I would highlight its Smart Canvas and Smart Sheet despite the fact that it’s usually an alternative for me to share online docs with my colleagues.
• Typora.
• WPS.
• draw.io.

🥑 Other Gear

• Chargers and a power bank: Anker.
• Keyboards: Varmilo.
• Mice: Logitech.
• I chose TGIF T0 for my ergonomic gaming chair.
• I listen to Bose QCU sometimes and AirPods Pro 2 when on the go.
• I’ve got an XDS mountain bike. 🚴‍♂️