Personal reference of tools I've explored, evaluated, and use in production. Structured as a Tech Radar — updated as my stack evolves.
Full radar lists: 🟢 Adopt · 🟡 Trial · 🔴 Hold
| Domain | 🟢 Adopt | 🟡 Trial | 🔴 Hold |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI / LLM | Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, CodeRabbit | LangGraph, LangSmith, Braintrust, Karpathy Skills | — |
| CI/CD | GitHub Actions, Google Cloud Deploy | Flux v2, Cloud Build | Jenkins |
| GCP Infra | GKE Autopilot, Cloud Run, OpenTofu, Secret Manager | Terragrunt, Atlas | Terraform, SA Key Files, VPC Connector |
| Code Quality & Security | Semgrep, Trivy, Checkov, Gitleaks | Binary Authorization, Renovate | SonarQube |
| Video / Media | FFmpeg, PyAV, MoviePy, Manim CE, Motion Canvas, Three.js, fluent-ffmpeg, D3.js, Anime.js, PixiJS, Video.js | Plyr, Shaka, MediaPipe, Revideo, HyperFrames, Skia-Python, GStreamer, Vispy, Movis, Matplotlib Animation, Lottie, p5.js, Rive, Editly | Remotion, LibOpenShot, ProjectM, Pytoon |
| Domain | File | Tool Count |
|---|---|---|
| AI / LLM Tooling | domains/ai-llm.md | 7 |
| CI/CD & DevOps | domains/cicd-devops.md | 4 |
| GCP Infrastructure | domains/gcp-infra.md | 6 |
| Code Quality & Security | domains/code-quality-security.md | 6 |
| Video & Media | domains/video-media.md | 29 |
| Frontend & UI (scaffolding) | frontend-ui.md | 7 |
| Project | Description | File |
|---|---|---|
| GCP SaaS Platform | Greenfield multi-tenant SaaS on GCP | projects/gcp-saas-platform.md |
| Programmatic Video Tools | Research spike: video libraries for SaaS pipeline | projects/programmatic-video-tools.md |
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 🟢 Adopt | Confident. Use this. Proven in my context. |
| 🟡 Trial | Promising. Actively evaluating. |
| 🔴 Hold | Proceed with caution or avoid for new work. |
| Badge | Meaning |
|---|---|
Production-ready |
Running in production or ready to be |
Exploring |
Being evaluated, not yet in prod |
Deprecated |
Replaced or phased out |
Use TEMPLATE.md to add a new tool entry in the appropriate domains/ file. Then update radar/ if its status is Adopt / Trial / Hold.
Last updated: 2026-04