diff --git a/home/common/core.nix b/home/common/core.nix
index af147411..1734e13f 100644
--- a/home/common/core.nix
+++ b/home/common/core.nix
@@ -15,18 +15,20 @@
     ripgrep  # recursively searches directories for a regex pattern
     jq       # A lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor
     yq-go    # yaml processer https://github.com/mikefarah/yq
-    exa # A modern replacement for ‘ls’
+    exa      # A modern replacement for ‘ls’
+    fzf      # A command-line fuzzy finder
 
     # networking tools
     mtr   # A network diagnostic tool
     iperf3
     nmap
-    socat
     ldns  # replacement of dig, it provide the command `drill`
     aria2 # A lightweight multi-protocol & multi-source command-line download utility
     socat # replacement of openbsd-netcat
+    nmap  # A utility for network discovery and security auditing
 
     # misc
+    cowsay
     file
     which
     tree
@@ -36,6 +38,9 @@
     p7zip
     xz
     zstd
+    caddy
+    gnupg
+    
 
     # productivity
     hugo
diff --git a/home/common/development.nix b/home/common/development.nix
index 6f039e7f..85bab8c1 100644
--- a/home/common/development.nix
+++ b/home/common/development.nix
@@ -10,14 +10,22 @@
     # jetbrains.idea-community
 
     # cloud native
+    skopeo
     docker-compose
     kubectl
     kubernetes-helm
     terraform
+    # terraformer # generate terraform configs from existing cloud resources
     pulumi
+    pulumictl
+    k9s
+    # istioctl
 
     # cloud provider
     awscli
+    awscurl
+    aws-iam-authenticator
+    eksctl
 
     # DO NOT install build tools for C/C++, set it per project by devShell instead
     gnumake  # used by this repo, to simplify the deployment
@@ -69,9 +77,24 @@
     dbeaver
     mycli
     pgcli
+    mongosh
 
     # embedded development
     minicom
+
+    # other languages
+    # julia
+    zig
+    # elixir
+    # solidity
+
+    # java
+    # adoptopenjdk-openj9-bin-17
+
+    # other tools
+    k6  # load testing tool
+    mitmproxy  # http/https proxy tool
+    protobuf   # protocol buffer compiler
   ];
 
   programs = {
diff --git a/home/darwin/core.nix b/home/darwin/core.nix
index 8b139797..68480402 100644
--- a/home/darwin/core.nix
+++ b/home/darwin/core.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,18 @@
+# Install those apps using brew, instead of nix
+# because they are not available in nixpkgs with the support of darwin
+# ==> Brew Casks
+# iglance		    jdk-mission-control		visual-studio-code
+# anki				  firefox				      iina				openinterminal-lite
+# insomnia			orbstack
+# clashx				google-chrome			  intellij-idea-ce		pycharm-ce
+# discord				google-cloud-sdk		iterm2		telegram wireshark
+
 
 {pkgs, ...}: 
 {
   # MacOS specific configuration
   home.packages = with pkgs; [
-
+    mpv
   ];
 
   programs.ssh = {
diff --git a/modules/darwin/core.nix b/modules/darwin/core.nix
index 83cc2e43..f23f8b4d 100644
--- a/modules/darwin/core.nix
+++ b/modules/darwin/core.nix
@@ -42,19 +42,13 @@
       material-design-icons
       font-awesome
 
-      # Noto 系列字体是 Google 主导的，名字的含义是「没有豆腐」（no tofu），因为缺字时显示的方框或者方框被叫作 tofu
-      # Noto 系列字族名只支持英文，命名规则是 Noto + Sans 或 Serif + 文字名称。
-      # 其中汉字部分叫 Noto Sans/Serif CJK SC/TC/HK/JP/KR，最后一个词是地区变种。
-      noto-fonts        # 大部分文字的常见样式，不包含汉字
-      noto-fonts-cjk    # 汉字部分
-      noto-fonts-emoji  # 彩色的表情符号字体
-      noto-fonts-extra  # 提供额外的字重和宽度变种
+      # nerdfonts
+      (nerdfonts.override { fonts = [
+        "FiraCode"
+        "JetBrainsMono"
+        "Iosevka"
+      ];})
 
-      # 思源系列字体是 Adobe 主导的。其中汉字部分被称为「思源黑体」和「思源宋体」，是由 Adobe + Google 共同开发的
-      source-sans       # 无衬线字体，不含汉字。字族名叫 Source Sans 3 和 Source Sans Pro，以及带字重的变体，加上 Source Sans 3 VF
-      source-serif      # 衬线字体，不含汉字。字族名叫 Source Code Pro，以及带字重的变体
-      source-han-sans   # 思源黑体
-      source-han-serif  # 思源宋体
     ];
   };
 }
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