I'm a heavy user of the whole Proton suite. I'm always on VPN on my laptop and mobile, I love the private email and the new calendar :)
After some bad experiences with several computers over 10 years of coding (completely dying the day before a release, for example), I run all my code on Gitpod
I love using Bear for note taking and organizing my thoughts.
I've been a professional C, Perl, PHP and Python developer.
I'm an ex-sysadmin from the late 20th century.
These days I do more Javascript and CSS and whatnot, and promote UX and accessibility.
This sounds like a simple question, but what my favourite is isn't the same as what I think's the best for whatever reason, or what's affected my life most. I mean, I use web browsers every day and should probably put the whole category in here as my favourite, right? Silent Hill 2 is a "software product" that I used a lot back in the day, and I still don't think there's much that can top this one in its category.
I'll stop overthinking.
Vim is my #1. There are some rough edges with plugins, but the core Vim experience is as close to perfect as I can imagine.
tmux fits snuggly with Vim, and while it's not perfect, and the interface can be a little funny sometimes, it still massively improves my terminal experience and I use it every day.
ripgrep is the fastest and simplest of the grep-replacements that came out a few years ago (starting with things like Ack and Ag).
Honourable mention: fzf. A lot of my workflow is around using ripgrep inside Vim inside tmux, and fzf is the sprinkle on top of the cake that makes it all much more fun to eat. There are other fuzzy-finders around these days, but to be honest I haven't investigated much since fzf works exactly as I want it to already.
Yes, everything I've mentioned has been terminal-based! And it's nice to have favourites that aren't just favourites at work, of course :)
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I am a Husband, Father of two beautiful children, Senior Python Developer currently working in the Data Engineering platform space. I am a continuous learner, and sha
1Password - I’ve been a customer for 10 years and it’s been an absolute game changer. I recommend this anytime I see friends get their socials hacked.
JetBrains Webstorm - my IDE of choice. It’s a bit hefty compared to VSCode but it excels better at tracing-related workflows with complex projects.
Docker - I lived the SysAdmin life before containers, being able to package packages into their own little runtime environment has been transformative for scaling up an application stack.
French web developer mainly but touches everything. Volunteer admin mod here at DEV. I learn Nuxt at this moment and databases. — Addict to Cappuccino and Music
A software engineer interested in solving real problems, developer productivity & learning languages for fun. Primarily working on Node.js, React & databases. Current Interest: Rustlang
Windows Phone OS 10 - I don't use it anymore but it has everything we get now as Android version upgrades back then. Example: flip to mute, take the phone to ear to lift the call, privacy dashboard(different name though) & excellent RAM management Linux: it's pretty interesting to see something that powers so many servers & is fully open source Microsoft edge (V8 version) : it's much sleek, faster & easy on processor & RAM. Not a Microsoft fanboy but I like the deft touches they give to make software more accessible
Notes app on iPhone and its equivalent for Mac.
Used to also be Parallels for virtualization on Mac but now that I got a dedicated Linux server I don't need to virtualize anymore.
HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, XML, ajax, react js, WordPress, Magento, Shopify, Photoshop, Camtasia, SEO & learning new skills every moment 👨🏼💻 | I believe in learning and sharing with others 🛴
I've been coding for over 20 years now! (WOAH, do I feel old)
I've touched just about every resource imaginable under the Sun (too bad they were bought out by Oracle)
HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, XML, ajax, react js, WordPress, Magento, Shopify, Photoshop, Camtasia, SEO & learning new skills every moment 👨🏼💻 | I believe in learning and sharing with others 🛴
I feel like I might want to revise this list later, but here's the first 3 things that pop into my mind:
Libby, "the library reading app". It allows you to rent books AND audiobooks - it's awesome!
Gramps, open-source genealogy software. I've been creating my family tree using this & it has SO MANY features. Maybe too much? But it gets the job done.
Notion, "a project management and note-taking software". It's pretty simple IMO; and there's a desktop app which I always prefer.
Gramps is the only one I don't use everyday, but when I do use it I get lost in the flow - again, there's SO many features...it makes me want to add every bit of detail that I can.
Passionate frontend developer building sleek, user-friendly interfaces with React, Vite, and Tailwind CSS. Always exploring new tech and creating clean, efficient code. Currently working on a fantasy-
A Japanese who codes for work and for fun.
Creates games since 2008. Made a music game, "Twin Horizons," and a puzzle game, "Drop 'n' Fill!"
For Japanese posts, head over to Qiita (@Clpsplug)
👋 Hi there! I'm a versatile tech professional with 5+ years of experience working as a Project Manager, Full Stack Software Engineer, Quality Assurance Engineer, and UI/UX Designer.
Inventor, Technology Consultant, Developer. Working on the fuller stack (from hard technology development to software). Software Engineer at FileCloud.
I am a frontend developer focused in creating application with React, Vue and Svelte. Currently, I am a software engineering student at Kasetsart University.
It’s hard to choose just three, but here goes.
I wrote about other productivity tools I use for anyone interested.
Productivity Tools I Use
Nick Taylor (he/him) ・ Mar 29 ・ 2 min read
You can also check out my uses page for everything I use as top 3 was tough.
Figma
VSCode
DEV ;)
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This sounds like a simple question, but what my favourite is isn't the same as what I think's the best for whatever reason, or what's affected my life most. I mean, I use web browsers every day and should probably put the whole category in here as my favourite, right? Silent Hill 2 is a "software product" that I used a lot back in the day, and I still don't think there's much that can top this one in its category.
I'll stop overthinking.
Vim is my #1. There are some rough edges with plugins, but the core Vim experience is as close to perfect as I can imagine.
tmux fits snuggly with Vim, and while it's not perfect, and the interface can be a little funny sometimes, it still massively improves my terminal experience and I use it every day.
ripgrep is the fastest and simplest of the grep-replacements that came out a few years ago (starting with things like Ack and Ag).
Honourable mention: fzf. A lot of my workflow is around using ripgrep inside Vim inside tmux, and fzf is the sprinkle on top of the cake that makes it all much more fun to eat. There are other fuzzy-finders around these days, but to be honest I haven't investigated much since fzf works exactly as I want it to already.
Yes, everything I've mentioned has been terminal-based! And it's nice to have favourites that aren't just favourites at work, of course :)
💯 this. Yes vim has some rough edges, but it's designed so that you can gently smooth them out to exactly your own muscle memory In your vimrc.
Oooh , difficult choice , but:
1) VSCode
2) VSCode
3) VSCode
Okay I cheated a bit here, but you get the idea ... :)
1Password - I’ve been a customer for 10 years and it’s been an absolute game changer. I recommend this anytime I see friends get their socials hacked.
JetBrains Webstorm - my IDE of choice. It’s a bit hefty compared to VSCode but it excels better at tracing-related workflows with complex projects.
Docker - I lived the SysAdmin life before containers, being able to package packages into their own little runtime environment has been transformative for scaling up an application stack.
Same as @jesssimpson34 for the first point,
There are many, Can't mention all, some of them would be -
Love this question. Some software applications you just take for granted.
My top 3:
So interesting to read what other people wrote 😊
Windows Phone OS 10 - I don't use it anymore but it has everything we get now as Android version upgrades back then. Example: flip to mute, take the phone to ear to lift the call, privacy dashboard(different name though) & excellent RAM management
Linux: it's pretty interesting to see something that powers so many servers & is fully open source
Microsoft edge (V8 version) : it's much sleek, faster & easy on processor & RAM. Not a Microsoft fanboy but I like the deft touches they give to make software more accessible
My two besties
Might I recommend upgrading to Sublime Text 4. They're doing some really cool stuff with it, and still actively updating it ;)
Ohh thanks, let me check it 🤘
VSCodium - a FOSS binary of VS Code.
Notion - an amazing tool which is a house for large quantity of important things in my life (from reading and watch lists to other stuff).
TickTick - best to do app I have used so far.
These are in no particular order, and it was actually a bit hard for me to come up with this list. Lol
I feel like I might want to revise this list later, but here's the first 3 things that pop into my mind:
Gramps is the only one I don't use everyday, but when I do use it I get lost in the flow - again, there's SO many features...it makes me want to add every bit of detail that I can.
As a developer, I need:
next.js
material-UI
wavesurfer.js
Here are my top 3, in random order-
-VSC
-Next.Js
-Tailwindcss
-Sanity.io
-GitHub
spotify, vs code, discord
RememberTheMilk, Bear, WebStorm
Since am a technical content writer, I frequently explore the following software products,
VS Code
Twitter
Spotify
Discord
Figma
If I was to say the top 3 I use i'd have to say
Reaper
Rubymine
And probably chrome...
I think those are the 3 that bring me the most Joy.
Figma, notion and edge. These sums it all.
If we're not limited to developer tools:
VsCode and Figma
only three, i use so many tools.
Linux, Git and aws
VSCode
Because I have the power to customise everything and it is also lightweight
Google meet
Really simple interface and no time limit on calls
Iterm and zsh
Again customisation 😅
What do you use IFTTT for? I like it but I never managed to find an actual use case for it :)
Android studio, command prompt