◆ Resources · Side B

The stuff I actually use.

No 40-item mega list. These are the tools, courses and bits of gear that survived a year of coding at 5AM, recording in a closet, and quitting things that didn’t stick.

Some links here are affiliate links — if you buy through them, I get a small cut at no extra cost to you. It helps keep the podcast free. I only list things I've paid for and kept using; if something stopped working for me, it comes off the page.

◆ Everything in one place

Picks & recommendations

Learning

Books that changed things

Three books on habits and craft I go back to when motivation runs out.

Why it stuck

Three books on habits and craft I go back to when motivation runs out.

≈ $15 each

Tools

Notes & episode planning

Where episode outlines, blog drafts and the habit tracker all live.

Why it stuck

Where episode outlines, blog drafts and the habit tracker all live.

Podcast Gear

The microphone

One mic, one arm, no mixer. This is the whole recording rig for Beers & Code.

Why it stuck

One mic, one arm, no mixer. This is the whole recording rig for Beers & Code.

Tools

Code editor setup

The editor, theme and three extensions I use. Everything else I removed.

Why it stuck

The editor, theme and three extensions I use. Everything else I removed.

Hosting

App & site hosting

Runs this site and every half-finished side project I refuse to delete.

Why it stuck

Runs this site and every half-finished side project I refuse to delete.

from ≈ $5/mo

Learning

Video course library

Where I learn Laravel properly instead of stitching together five outdated blog posts.

Why it stuck

Where I learn Laravel properly instead of stitching together five outdated blog posts.

◆ Snapshot

My current stack, honestly.

Updated whenever something changes. If a row looks boring, that’s the point — boring tools ship.

Backend

Laravel

Front end

Blade + a little JS

Database

MySQL

Editor

VS Code

Recording

USB mic + Audacity

Habit tracking

Pen, paper, spreadsheet

◆ Your turn

Using something better?

Tell me what’s on your setup. If I try it and it survives a month, it ends up on this page — and probably in an episode.

Rules for this page

Paid for it myself · used it at least a month · would recommend it to a friend with no affiliate link attached.