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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:
There are many, Can't mention all, some of them would be -
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,
1) VSCode
2) VSCode
3) VSCode
Okay I cheated a bit here, but you get the idea ... :)
I'll cheat a bit and categorise:
most used:
most enjoyed:
I'd have listed many online services, but we're sticking to local software right?
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.
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
These are in no particular order, and it was actually a bit hard for me to come up with this list. Lol
Love this question. Some software applications you just take for granted.
My top 3:
So interesting to read what other people wrote 😊
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.
As a developer, I need:
next.js
material-UI
wavesurfer.js
Here are my top 3, in random order-
spotify, vs code, discord
-VSC
-Next.Js
-Tailwindcss
-Sanity.io
-GitHub
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 😅
VsCode and Figma
only three, i use so many tools.
Figma, notion and edge. These sums it all.
VS Code
Twitter
Spotify
Discord
Figma
If we're not limited to developer tools:
RememberTheMilk, Bear, WebStorm
Linux, Git and aws
Since am a technical content writer, I frequently explore the following software products,
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.
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