Uses

Inspired by many pages listed on uses.tech, I decided to build my own /uses page. I don’t expect to include every detail here, but it should cover the things I use regularly. I doubt it will attract much attention, but it was fun anyway. 😼

💎 Devices & Envs

Linux Distros

• An x86_64 ECS instance with e.xlarge.2 running openEuler 24.03 LTS SP4 on eSurfing Cloud. It’s still a VM virtualised using KVM, QEMU, libvirt, etc.
• An AArch64 VM running Ubuntu Desktop 24.04 on Parallels Desktop.
• A LoongArch64 VM running Kylin Server V10 SP3 on UTM.
• An x86_64 cloud PC for work running Ubuntu Desktop 22.04 on CTyun Laptop.
• A Docker container for work running CTyunOS V2.0 2.0.1 on my MBP. A base image is made public on Docker Hub. It may look quite large because I have not spent much time optimising it.

OriginOS 6

A vivo iQOO 15 with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage. The OS is built on Android 16. I use this phone as a spare in place of a HUAWEI Pura 70 running HarmonyOS 6, where Android apps cannot run because there is no AOSP core unless a HarmonyOS-native app with container-based features¹ is installed.

Windows 11

• An AArch64 VM running 26H2 on Parallels Desktop.
• An x86_64 cloud PC for work running 25H2 on CTyun Laptop.

iOS 27

An iPhone 17 Pro with 512GB storage.

iPadOS 27

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 it for productivity, then end up watching iQIYI afterwards. 🤷‍♂️

macOS 27

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

watchOS 27

An Apple Watch Series 12 (46mm ceramic case).

👨‍💻 Dev

• I now mainly use the ChatGPT app, both for chatting on the go and for AI-assisted programming with Codex. At work, I also use Claude Desktop and Claude Code CLI, along with an internal CLI based on OpenCode that uses third-party models provided by my company. I stopped using GitHub Copilot after changes to its billing model.

• 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 never found a simple way to make it “lightweight” in the time I had. Every framework has trade-offs, 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 features, or because they’re part of the team’s setup when working on larger codebases.

  • Go: GoLand.
  • Python/PyPy: PyCharm.
  • WinUI 3 desktop app (C# .NET): Visual Studio extended with dotUltimate².

• To format code on save, Prettier is my choice in most cases. Black is also worth mentioning for Python projects.

• I currently use cmux most often on macOS. I still recommend WindTerm, although I have mostly abandoned it myself. I use Xterminal from time to time, while Xshell is still installed on Windows for accessing work environments.

• Apifox is an API platform I use for debugging and some QA testing on DEV, SIT, and UAT. Its official site promotes the platform as Apifox = Postman + Swagger + Mock + JMeter. Well, I will leave that without comment. It’s generally good for teamwork.

• Any other stuff? So much, but this might be worth mentioning. Given the limited free time I can currently spend on my repos, my personal blog and portfolio would be almost impossible without Cloudflare, Hugo, HugoBlox Kit, Vercel, and giscus. ❤️

  Tip

  I used to build this site myself with Tailwind CSS, Vite, and Vue.js. Unfortunately, I abandoned that approach and archived the related repo.

🚀 Productivity

• Besides the AI tools mentioned in the Dev section, I sometimes use DeepSeek, Doubao, Qwen, and Yuanbao. AI agents are reshaping the way we work and live. I have also tried Gemini, Grok, and Kimi, among others, and found some of them surprisingly capable.
• Microsoft Edge and Safari.
• Notion for note-taking and task management (more like a replacement for to-do list apps? 🤪).
• Tencent Docs. It’s one of the tools I use to share documents with colleagues. Its Smart Canvas and Smart Sheet are worth a mention.
• Typora.
• WPS.
• draw.io.

🚦Wheels & Drives

• My go-to XDS mountain bike for trails, weekend escapes, or just clearing my head while pedalling.

  

• 2025 ARCFOX aT5 630 Divine Version: my electric ride for daily commuting and road trips.

  又是极狐没烦恼的一天~

  Never mind. It’s just a pun. 😛

  

🥑 Other Gear

• Action camera: DJI Osmo Action 6.
• Chargers and power banks: Anker and CUKTECH.
• Keyboards: Ticktype.
• Mice: Logitech.
• I chose TGIF T0 for my ergonomic gaming chairs.
• I use AirPods Pro 2 when on the go.