Developers are so opinionated that its difficult to pin down one favourite tool !
Keyboard. (Even virtual is ok) It’s really hard to write code without it.
I love my new clickety Keychron 😄
Pen and paper.
Most dev I know underestimate the power of scribling what pass through their head when thinking about a problem.
Also I don’t know if it count but learn regex, it’s the best way to parse text ever made.
Regex absolutely counts imo. I love it, especially when you combine it with a parser like, say, parsimonious.
Regex so good several (only slightly different) versions exist!
Regex is not a parser!
Regex describes a parser.
Noise cancelling headphones!
Vim
Shell scripts. The power of automation is amazing.
Especially when you keep them small, simple, and composable.
What’s a shell script that you’re particularly chuffed with in terms of how much time/effort it saved you?
A shell script to create shell scripts.
Basically, it takes a file name, then creates a .sh file, and puts the shebang
into it.Very simple, yet it saves me from having to manually do it every time.
I’m partial to Jetbrains IDEs
The F12 menu is the only one you need.
[Select Legacy Boot Device] [Hannah Montana Linux MBR Boot]
coffee machine has the most impact
No pour over with hand grinder? For SHAME!
I love LinqPad
A list I made btw - mostly on markdown :
Google doesn’t count does it?
Not anymore!
As sad as this is, its true. For niche things especially.
Looking for DevExpress WPF controls? You constantly get taken to the WinForms documentaries!
obsidian, sentry, Voiden (for API work, open sourced it)
Intellisense 🤤
Adding
source ~/.aliasto.zshrc. Is great goinggc "WIP"😁Also,
kanban-lite, and iTerm on OSX / Guake (or its alternative) on Linux. After Sublime and Atom, now have had to settle for VSCode. Recently been triallingmicro-editor. Oh, and Firefox Developer + ungoogled-chromium + occasionally servo / links2.And of course, the most important thing - thermal cup looking like a viking horn for that sweet sweet bean juice.
