The number one most important software for me is Cold Turkey, which is a website/application blocker to stop me from mindlessly browsing the internet all day. I only wish there was a mobile version!
For programming I use VSCode and Firefox, for to-do lists and reminders I use TickTick and for all my bigger thoughts I put them into Trello (I love Trello!)
I've also just recently picked up Dropbox Paper for writing blog post drafts. I've tried Notion in the past but I wasn't too big of a fan of their content blocks system.
I considered Notion for my blog post drafts as well since I'd heard good things about it (and since it also supports markdown) but it wasn't for me. I might give Dropbox Paper a try. I currently use Laverna and recommend giving it a try.
I highly recommend markdown in VSCode for organizing ideas the line movement/copy macros make for super easy adjustments, and markdown makes for nice lists and snippets.
VS Code, bash scripts and alias's, PG Admin, Postman, Slack, Brave. My productivity has also increased greatly since I switched to Linux (Manjaro Gnome edition FTW π₯). I've been grudgingly trying to switch from nano to vim and I really want to put in the effort to get vim down really well so I can get the Vim emulator extension in VS Code. So that's a work in progress, atm.
Evolution is my email, calendar, todo list, and contact book. It's my favorite PIM to date. (I host my own Calendar and Todo lists on my personal instance of Nextcloud.)
And, most recently (yesterday), I finished v2.0 of Timecard for keeping track of my time! I used v1.0 all through high school, and I've been meaning to rebuild it for years. I'll be adding Pomodoro features to it in the near future.
One of the most salient features of our Tech Hiring culture is that there is so much bullshit. Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes his share. But we tend to take the situation for granted.
The IDEs from JetBrains are my programming silver bullet (sorry, Fred Brooks!)
Dash, by Kapeli has changed the way I program by making documentation more usable
A recent finding basecamp.com/personal. This one is weird: I have been following the writings of DHH and Jason Fried since like forever, and was totally aligned with their values of calm, productive, asynchronous work environments. But somehow I was never curious to try out their software. When they launched Basecamp personal, I finally gave it a try and found out this was the product management tool that reflect those values that I have been missing for so long.
I also use Trello for simpler stuff like managing my recipes
How are you finding Basecampe Personal? How are you using it?
I'd like to think that I would enjoy basecamp the same way I enjoy DHH and Jason Fried's ideology and approach to work but I'm having trouble switching to their product for day-to-day management.
One of the most salient features of our Tech Hiring culture is that there is so much bullshit. Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes his share. But we tend to take the situation for granted.
I am using for managing myself and two important personal projects.
It took some time to get used to it - like with everything new, right?
A tipping point for me was when I discovered and read the "How we work" section of the Basecamp Handbook. Every feature in basecamp makese sense when you have this context:
I'm a great fan of using multiple productivity tools. After evaluating a lot of tools, here is the current set of tools that works great for me.
I sync most of my documents with Google Drive and all my code repositories are in Github.
For task management, my company uses Jira and so adhering with it for my work tasks. I personally use Asana for managing all my side projects and creative projects.
All my notes go in iCloud Notes, which syncs seamlessly between all my devices. I browse using Safari (Recently switched and I feel its faster than other browsers. Also seamlessly syncs all tabs between all my devices)
Robby Russell is the CEO and co-owner of Planet Argon, a Ruby on Rails development firm based in Portland, Oregon. (and creator of Oh My Zsh & recently launched Maintainable podcast)
As a Java dev mainly I hold tight to JetBrains IDEA (IntelliJ), for Python scripting I keep PyCharm, and for everything else I am moving to VSCode from Notepad++. When it comes to taking notes, I am in the process of adopting markdown in VSCode. There is also Oracle SQL Developer for database queries, and SoapUI for SOAP interactions.
Far from all I use, but the biggest gamechanger for me was using taiga to manage my personal projects. They have limited free use, but I installed it on an SBC at home to avoid the limits.
(Similarly, I run gitea as a personal centralized git server for projects that I don't want to open source. It really helps me switch between computers smoothly.)
I can certainly see that, then. I've only really just set up the mobile app but not used it since I use the webapp on Mac and Chromebook. The Mac desktop app is also okay, but it's easier in just Chrome.
The main thing I liked was that file lists (though I think they called that databases...) have their own pages, too, so like I could have a page for Blog with its own content and files under it for each post.
Though I saw last night that Dropbox structures folders that way now, too, with a folder description, pins, and then the list of files. And I saw that I have 4gb being used for the files from the 2017 Humble Bundle April Fool's Day joke, so I apparently don't use my Dropbox space well π
Notion is much more than a note-taking app tho. The whole content block system does take some getting used to. But yeah, I can see how it can be too complex/confusing/overwhelming for some folks.
The mobile app was pretty slow when I first downloaded it. It's better now, and I think they're working on better offline support as well. Let's see. π
Experienced, Creative, ambitious and enterprising software engineer. I primarily focus on modern JavaScript, more specifically React, its ecosystem and Node.js.
Welcome tag moderator AKA Unofficial DEV cheerleader. While most of my friends are found on SnapChat or Tic-Toc, you can find me here. And I OOP, but Iβm not a VSCO girl.
From a Windows point of view:
Chrome (my go-to browser)
Visual Studio (for C# coding)
SQL Workbench (for MySQL)
7-zip (for compression)
Notepad++ (for opening files)
Postman (for REST API testing)
For me
OS: Ubuntu 19.10
IDE:PHPStorm 2019.3.1
Editer: VSCode
Terminal: Terminator + Zsh
DB Client:DataGrip
Devlopment EnvironmentsοΌDocker-compose like this
I am in the market for K8S tools for monitoring applications. Most are cluster admin focused. I'm looking for something to monitor some subset of pods, deployments, etc
I'm a developer-turned-business owner who loves to explore the right tools for the job. I enjoy writing and documenting my journey. I use code as one of the tools to solve real problems.
OS: Ubuntu 18.04 / EndeavourOS
IDE: PHPStorm 2019.3 / VSCode (for Golang only)
Notes: Standard Notes (end-to-end encryption)
Browser: Brave Browser / Firefox
Bash scripts + aliases, so many of them
Development: Docker / docker-compose
DB client: MySQL Workbench
Project management: Basecamp, both at work and personally
Git GUI: Gitkraken
I think that's about it! I use two different Linux distros on two different laptops, but the development workflow on them is identical since you can change everything about your distro.
VSCode -> Daily driver code editor for most things.
MailMate -> The best email client that doesn't cost $30 a month.
BusyCal + BusyContacts -> Sync all my calendars + contacts together.
NetNewsWire -> RSS Reader. Simple, clean, gets the job done.
Fork -> Git GUI
Dbeaver -> Database management.
1Password -> I was a LastPass user for so long. But after the most recent LogMeIn acquisition, I switched over to 1Password. No major complaints so far.
Basecamp Personal -> I have been using Basecamp at work for a long time. But with personal, I'm slowly moving away from Taskwarrior and vimwiki and consolidating them into a basecamp project. I also use it to manage a couple other hobby projects of mine.
Spotify -> Music
A few others -> Caffeine, f.lux, Transmission, Tunnelblick, Rescue time.
VScode
Chrome (main browser)
Franz (messaging / slack)
Moom (window manager)
Stretchly (to take a break every now and then)
Notes (todo / lists etc.)
Sourcetree (though git cli suffices for most tasks)
The rest is all in the browser (Jira, Gitlab, Confluence, Mail, Calendar, Drive, Invision)
Emacs + org-mode - handles almost everything for my productivity workflow: coding, todo management, notes, outlining, bigger thoughts, reading list management, etc.
Sketchapp for design
vscode + idea to write code
typora to write documentation
basecamp for idea storage / todo / share
cathode + oh my zsh for console
mamp for php development
docker to be in sync with production
First and foremost, Todoist to keep track of my goals for today/this week/this month. I pay for the premium and it's totally worth it for the reminders alone.
For large project releases and as a general idea board, I prefer Kanban layouts and use Trello.
For actually getting work done, it's PHPStorm for my IDE, iTerm for my Terminal combined with oh-my-zsh, and I've recently switched to Firefox for my main browser primarily because I've been liking their dev tools more and more.
It really varies; I have used so many over the years I change it up just to not be bored & always trying new stuff, but I do have fall-backs...
In Windows it's Notepad++, VSCode (kind of new to me, 6 months or so), Vim in WSL in Hyper/Cmder terminals & AUTOHOTKEY to create work environments/flow. AutoHotkey is the main key here as it has sped up everything I do exponentially.
In Linux it's VSCode, Atom/Sublime, Vim in Tilda/Guake & AutoKey+Python+Shell for workflow.
I will only use specific IDEs for languages I'm not 100% fluent in until I'm more than familiar then I will go back to manual coding. I do occasionally use IDEs to beautify/format code.
VSCode to write code.
OmniGraffle to document new ideas.
OneDrive to store documents.
Terminal to remotely access servers.
Bitbucket and Github as code repositories.
MacOS as the operating system.
Mendeley for reading papers and managing references.
I'm a front-end tech lead and visual designer based in Johannesburg, South Africa. I am passionate about all things digital, especially the web, and I am always creating something.
The two main pieces of software I have to get stuff done are Notion and Todoist.
I use Todoist for the little stuff. All of my actionable tasks in the coming days/weeks. I generally make sure I have about 10 tasks per day.
I use Notion one level up from Todoist to keep track of my monthly/quarterly goals for the coming year and to keep notes.
My latest blog post is about how I use Notion to organize my life, actually. Back when I made this post I tried to use Notion for my daily to-dos as well. I'm always looking for one tool to rule them all (aren't we all), but it just wasn't quite as good as Todoist are for the more bite-sized to-dos.
I used to use Boostnote quite a bit, but in the past few months they changed some of the UI which I found frustrating. But then I recently stumbled upon Notable, which I've found the UI to be much more pleasant and usable.
I used Boostnote for a while. The UI was nice, but I missed Laverna so I switched back to it. It's still on my machine, but I haven't used it for a while. I might give it another try.
vs code (Main Editor)
Monokai dark soda (Main vs code theme)
Fira code (Font)
Vim (Editor for sudo protected files)
build-essentials (Come on hahahaha)
firefox (music)
π¦ Writing about developer experience, leadership, and mental health
π» Co-Founder/CTO at Speakbox
π€ Software Engineer
πΈ Amateur musician
Techstars Boston Alumni W21
Vscode to write code,
Trello to track ideas,
Slack for networking,
Postman for Building APIs (when working Backend)
React, Redux dev tools (when working Front-end)
The number one most important software for me is Cold Turkey, which is a website/application blocker to stop me from mindlessly browsing the internet all day. I only wish there was a mobile version!
For programming I use VSCode and Firefox, for to-do lists and reminders I use TickTick and for all my bigger thoughts I put them into Trello (I love Trello!)
I've also just recently picked up Dropbox Paper for writing blog post drafts. I've tried Notion in the past but I wasn't too big of a fan of their content blocks system.
I considered Notion for my blog post drafts as well since I'd heard good things about it (and since it also supports markdown) but it wasn't for me. I might give Dropbox Paper a try. I currently use Laverna and recommend giving it a try.
I just moved to Notion for the new year π They enticed me with a student plan and exporting to Markdown
Alternative to cold turkey: go fu#$ing work
Just installed Cold Turkey! It's awesome! Just what I need.
I think you would find this useful Digital Detox
Notion - documentation, organization, everything
Todoist - todo list
VS Code - code editor
iTerm2 - terminal
Figma - design tool
Brave - browser
Alfred - Spotlight replacement/automation
Flycut - clipboard mgmt
Spectacles - window mgmt
LastPass - password mgmt
Rocket - emoji picker
Vanilla - menu bar icon mgmt
Dato - time zones
I just use:
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lessis more thatmore. That is for sure.I highly recommend markdown in VSCode for organizing ideas the line movement/copy macros make for super easy adjustments, and markdown makes for nice lists and snippets.
VS Code, bash scripts and alias's, PG Admin, Postman, Slack, Brave. My productivity has also increased greatly since I switched to Linux (Manjaro Gnome edition FTW π₯). I've been grudgingly trying to switch from nano to vim and I really want to put in the effort to get vim down really well so I can get the Vim emulator extension in VS Code. So that's a work in progress, atm.
LeechBlock NG is a must have on all my browsers.
Evolution is my email, calendar, todo list, and contact book. It's my favorite PIM to date. (I host my own Calendar and Todo lists on my personal instance of Nextcloud.)
Simplenote is how I track notes.
And, most recently (yesterday), I finished v2.0 of Timecard for keeping track of my time! I used v1.0 all through high school, and I've been meaning to rebuild it for years. I'll be adding Pomodoro features to it in the near future.
Personal Nextcloud servers are the way to go! π₯
Most important ones:
I also use Trello for simpler stuff like managing my recipes
How are you finding Basecampe Personal? How are you using it?
I'd like to think that I would enjoy basecamp the same way I enjoy DHH and Jason Fried's ideology and approach to work but I'm having trouble switching to their product for day-to-day management.
I am using for managing myself and two important personal projects.
It took some time to get used to it - like with everything new, right?
A tipping point for me was when I discovered and read the "How we work" section of the Basecamp Handbook. Every feature in basecamp makese sense when you have this context:
Basecamp Handbook: How we work
Thanks for sharing! Been meaning to try Basecamp ever since they came up with the free personal plan a while back.
I'm a great fan of using multiple productivity tools. After evaluating a lot of tools, here is the current set of tools that works great for me.
I sync most of my documents with Google Drive and all my code repositories are in Github.
For task management, my company uses Jira and so adhering with it for my work tasks. I personally use Asana for managing all my side projects and creative projects.
I use Oh my Zsh with iTerm as my Terminal.
All my notes go in iCloud Notes, which syncs seamlessly between all my devices. I browse using Safari (Recently switched and I feel its faster than other browsers. Also seamlessly syncs all tabs between all my devices)
Git GUI - Github Desktop, Github Mobile (via iOS Testflight)
I use Magnet as my window management tool which helps me to arrange the windows on the big screen I use (28 Inch 4K monitor)
IDEs - As an iOS developer I should be using Xcode the most. Other than Xcode, I use VS Code.
Thanks for recommending @ohmyzsh!
Thanks for mentioning Magnet. I didn't know it and since I'm forced to work on Mac now, this is something I might use while yearning for i3 ;)
As a Java dev mainly I hold tight to JetBrains IDEA (IntelliJ), for Python scripting I keep PyCharm, and for everything else I am moving to VSCode from Notepad++. When it comes to taking notes, I am in the process of adopting markdown in VSCode. There is also Oracle SQL Developer for database queries, and SoapUI for SOAP interactions.
The biggest single win for me productivity-wise was switching project-wide search from silver-searcher to ripgrep. Man, it's fast...
Also, I'd recommend using bat instead of cat to read files in the terminal, as it has syntax highlighting, paging etc.
In my daily basis I use :
Far from all I use, but the biggest gamechanger for me was using taiga to manage my personal projects. They have limited free use, but I installed it on an SBC at home to avoid the limits.
(Similarly, I run gitea as a personal centralized git server for projects that I don't want to open source. It really helps me switch between computers smoothly.)
I can certainly see that, then. I've only really just set up the mobile app but not used it since I use the webapp on Mac and Chromebook. The Mac desktop app is also okay, but it's easier in just Chrome.
The main thing I liked was that file lists (though I think they called that databases...) have their own pages, too, so like I could have a page for Blog with its own content and files under it for each post.
Though I saw last night that Dropbox structures folders that way now, too, with a folder description, pins, and then the list of files. And I saw that I have 4gb being used for the files from the 2017 Humble Bundle April Fool's Day joke, so I apparently don't use my Dropbox space well π
Notion is much more than a note-taking app tho. The whole content block system does take some getting used to. But yeah, I can see how it can be too complex/confusing/overwhelming for some folks.
The mobile app was pretty slow when I first downloaded it. It's better now, and I think they're working on better offline support as well. Let's see. π
Here is mine:
VS Code & VS Code Insider
Chrome
iTerm
andromedatheme with recursive.design fontoh-my-zsh(pure prompt)Alfred
From a Windows point of view:
Chrome (my go-to browser)
Visual Studio (for C# coding)
SQL Workbench (for MySQL)
7-zip (for compression)
Notepad++ (for opening files)
Postman (for REST API testing)
For me
OS: Ubuntu 19.10
IDE:PHPStorm 2019.3.1
Editer: VSCode
Terminal: Terminator + Zsh
DB Client:DataGrip
Devlopment EnvironmentsοΌDocker-compose like this
And Postman + BeyondCompare + Dingtalk
I do mostly back-end (micro) services in Golang.
I am in the market for K8S tools for monitoring applications. Most are cluster admin focused. I'm looking for something to monitor some subset of pods, deployments, etc
Windows user here...
Other tools I chose to use to improve my dev work are Rollbar & NewRelic
I use Brave for my every day surfing.
Figma for design.
VS Code for my IDE.
I keep my tasks for personal projects on GitHub repos. I never was able to find value in other task managers. This is one that just works for me.
I keep trying different note software, and always end back where I started. Nothing. It just does not stick with me.
I use ZSH, and a ton of plugins to make my command line friendlier and more informative.
I love these types of questions! Here we go:
OS: Ubuntu 18.04 / EndeavourOS
IDE: PHPStorm 2019.3 / VSCode (for Golang only)
Notes: Standard Notes (end-to-end encryption)
Browser: Brave Browser / Firefox
Bash scripts + aliases, so many of them
Development: Docker / docker-compose
DB client: MySQL Workbench
Project management: Basecamp, both at work and personally
Git GUI: Gitkraken
I think that's about it! I use two different Linux distros on two different laptops, but the development workflow on them is identical since you can change everything about your distro.
iTerm2 + oh-my-zsh -> The most flexible terminal I've ever used.
Brew & Macports -> With these, I've never had to download a dmg or a pkg in ages. Highly recommend.
Vim -> Quick edits
Vimwiki -> Daily journal and to capture thoughts quickly. Synced to a git repo.
Taskwarrior + Taskserver -> Everyday task management.
VSCode -> Daily driver code editor for most things.
MailMate -> The best email client that doesn't cost $30 a month.
BusyCal + BusyContacts -> Sync all my calendars + contacts together.
NetNewsWire -> RSS Reader. Simple, clean, gets the job done.
Fork -> Git GUI
Dbeaver -> Database management.
1Password -> I was a LastPass user for so long. But after the most recent LogMeIn acquisition, I switched over to 1Password. No major complaints so far.
Basecamp Personal -> I have been using Basecamp at work for a long time. But with personal, I'm slowly moving away from Taskwarrior and vimwiki and consolidating them into a basecamp project. I also use it to manage a couple other hobby projects of mine.
Spotify -> Music
A few others -> Caffeine, f.lux, Transmission, Tunnelblick, Rescue time.
VScode
Chrome (main browser)
Franz (messaging / slack)
Moom (window manager)
Stretchly (to take a break every now and then)
Notes (todo / lists etc.)
Sourcetree (though git cli suffices for most tasks)
The rest is all in the browser (Jira, Gitlab, Confluence, Mail, Calendar, Drive, Invision)
Emacs + org-mode - handles almost everything for my productivity workflow: coding, todo management, notes, outlining, bigger thoughts, reading list management, etc.
Dropbox for syncing my org files is critical.
Beorg for an org-mode supporting tool on iOS
Sketchapp for design
vscode + idea to write code
typora to write documentation
basecamp for idea storage / todo / share
cathode + oh my zsh for console
mamp for php development
docker to be in sync with production
First and foremost, Todoist to keep track of my goals for today/this week/this month. I pay for the premium and it's totally worth it for the reminders alone.
For large project releases and as a general idea board, I prefer Kanban layouts and use Trello.
For actually getting work done, it's PHPStorm for my IDE, iTerm for my Terminal combined with oh-my-zsh, and I've recently switched to Firefox for my main browser primarily because I've been liking their dev tools more and more.
Occasionally
It really varies; I have used so many over the years I change it up just to not be bored & always trying new stuff, but I do have fall-backs...
In Windows it's Notepad++, VSCode (kind of new to me, 6 months or so), Vim in WSL in Hyper/Cmder terminals & AUTOHOTKEY to create work environments/flow. AutoHotkey is the main key here as it has sped up everything I do exponentially.
In Linux it's VSCode, Atom/Sublime, Vim in Tilda/Guake & AutoKey+Python+Shell for workflow.
I will only use specific IDEs for languages I'm not 100% fluent in until I'm more than familiar then I will go back to manual coding. I do occasionally use IDEs to beautify/format code.
Here's my setup-
IDEs: VSCode,Sublime
Command line: Git Bash
Design: Adobe XD
Todo/Notes/Markdown: Joplin,Ticktick & Asana
Sync: Syncthing
Markdown Editor: Typora
Password Manager: Bitwarden
Browser: Firefox
OS: Windows 10
I mainly rely on Joplin for writing down ideas, notes, to-dos etc.
I use:
VSCode to write code.
OmniGraffle to document new ideas.
OneDrive to store documents.
Terminal to remotely access servers.
Bitbucket and Github as code repositories.
MacOS as the operating system.
Mendeley for reading papers and managing references.
The two main pieces of software I have to get stuff done are Notion and Todoist.
I use Todoist for the little stuff. All of my actionable tasks in the coming days/weeks. I generally make sure I have about 10 tasks per day.
I use Notion one level up from Todoist to keep track of my monthly/quarterly goals for the coming year and to keep notes.
My latest blog post is about how I use Notion to organize my life, actually. Back when I made this post I tried to use Notion for my daily to-dos as well. I'm always looking for one tool to rule them all (aren't we all), but it just wasn't quite as good as Todoist are for the more bite-sized to-dos.
Cool topic!
My stack:
Windows 10 OS, Ubuntu 18 bash as my terminal through WSL.
IntelliJ for coding. Docker and docker compose for all kinds of servers.
Dbeaver for SQL work in all kinds of databases.
Postman and curl for API testing and exploration.
VS Code for text/config work that doesn't fall under an IntelliJ project.
Photoshop for graphics.
SourceTree as git UI.
Blender for hobby art and learning 3D modeling :)
lately i have used the next tools:
Complete Mac User: I wear different hats and here are my tool stack for each:
Sr. Project Manager
Consultant
Developer
What I install on all my different Macs:
I used to use Boostnote quite a bit, but in the past few months they changed some of the UI which I found frustrating. But then I recently stumbled upon Notable, which I've found the UI to be much more pleasant and usable.
I used Boostnote for a while. The UI was nice, but I missed Laverna so I switched back to it. It's still on my machine, but I haven't used it for a while. I might give it another try.
OSX or Linux, VSCode, VIM, terminal/bash, all things Google, Slack, OpenOffice.
vs code (Main Editor)
Monokai dark soda (Main vs code theme)
Fira code (Font)
Vim (Editor for sudo protected files)
build-essentials (Come on hahahaha)
firefox (music)
Atom - Code Editor
(but have been slowly learning the wonders of vs code.)
Notion - Note taking and Task Organization
Chrome - Browser
IDEs: VSCode, PyCharm, IntelliJ
Design: Adobe XD
Todo: Todoist
Browsers: Firefox/Chrome
Notes: Boostnote
IDE/Editor: back and forth between Emacs and Intellij
Browser: Opera
Design: Figma
Ticketing: YouTrack
I am Using :
VS Code for Js Dev
PhpStrome for php Dev
Chrome for web browsing
Evernote for To Do list/Ideas
Postman for API testing
vscode, runjs, firefox, insomnia, notion, docker, (item -> zsh+ohmyzsh+tldr)
I use Slack, Trello, Evernote and Wox (Alfred alternative for Windows). These certainly help me to be more productive.
App Launcher: Alfred
Note: Notion
Terminal: iterm2
Text editor: nvim
Browser: Brave
Dedicated to productivy I got UnDistracted and BlockSite to keep me focused (both chrome/firefox extensions) π€π
Emacs
Tmux
Copyq
Snap
Edited once I realized it was about Dev environment π.
Notepad++ at home.
I use a Pomodoro extension to make sure I take proper breaks.
Vscode to write code,
Trello to track ideas,
Slack for networking,
Postman for Building APIs (when working Backend)
React, Redux dev tools (when working Front-end)
VScode as an editor, Figma for designing, I like to use Trello with teams.
Always open notes.txt file and Toggl app for tracking time - toggl.com For the notes on-the-go, no app ever beat Gmail Draft for me.