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⚑⚑ 7 Open Source Repositories That Will Make You 90% Smarter 😎

Nathan Tarbert on October 13, 2023

In the bustling world of tech, it's easy to get caught up in the hype around the biggest names. Don't let the size of a company fool you. Some of...
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Liyas Thomas

We are building an open source {free} Postman alternative: Hoppscotch - API request builder for web.

GitHub logo hoppscotch / hoppscotch

Open source API development ecosystem - https://hoppscotch.io (open-source alternative to Postman, Insomnia)

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Jason C. McDonald

I used Hoppscotch extensively at my last job as tech lead building an API. It's definitely a great tool!

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Nathan Tarbert

Thanks for the heads up, I will surely check it out!

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Martin Baun

cool! What kinda file format can I import with Hoppscotch?
I am asking because I want something easy to export to.
I really dread openapi/swagger and all that crazy stuff.

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Liyas Thomas

As of now, Hoppscotch supports importing collections from:

  1. OpenAPI Specification
  2. Postman Collection
  3. Insomnia Collection
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Martin Baun

Hey Liyas, not really what I asked about :)

But, I did an export and I see that it is quite straightforward to manage. Which is super nice

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Nathan Tarbert

I'd like to know this too?

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Martin Baun • Edited

what will you use it for Nathan?

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Nathan Tarbert

Testing routes on my web3 side project!

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Nathan Tarbert

Nice @liyasthomas, thanks for sharing!

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PhilH

I was just planning to look for something like this. I'll check you guys out.

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Kavinda Jayakody

Great tool! Having support for MQTT is a killer feature!

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Devin W. Leaman

I absolutely love Hoppscotch, keep up the great work!

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Mitch Chimwemwe Chanza

In other words the old postwoman became hopscotch. I have been following this for a long tike .

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Saurabh Rai

Really amazing list @nathan_tarbert πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

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Nathan Tarbert

Thanks mate, I think so as well :)

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Shreya

awesome article nathan. i am also building firecamp - github.com/firecamp-dev/firecamp we're is open to contribute, conversion and building in public.

feel free to check out and pick any issue if you'd like to work on.

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Nathan Tarbert

Thanks @shreya_gr!

Everyone should contribute to Firecamp, amazing project! I'm a big fan :)

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Nathan Tarbert

Yes I love Firecamp as well :)

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Kavinda Jayakody

Absolutely amazing tool! I've used this extensively

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Jeffrey Ip

We're building an evaluation framework for LLMs (like ChatGPT!). We hope developers can say with confidence they're building responsible and robust AI applications :) github.com/confident-ai/deepeval

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Nathan Tarbert

This is really cool, I checked out your GH and I like your project.

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Jeffrey Ip

Thank you, don't forget to give it a star if possible! I also wrote some docs for it and the hope is people will find it educational and useful, even if you're not using us for evaluation :) (docs.confident-ai.com/)

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Nathan Tarbert

Sure thing! Done :) ⭐

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AndrΓ© Oliveira

VSCode Theme - Be more productive.

When you’re programming a long time you may experience eye strain.
This high-contrast theme is vastly easier on the eyes and prevents eye strain.

  • Improved focus while coding
  • Enhanced code readability
  • Reduced eye strain during extended coding sessions
  • A visually appealing interface

Dark mode
Colors that are easy on the eyes and reduce eye strain.

Precise Contrast
WCAG 2.0 Level AA specifications, with a Contrast Ratio of at least 4.5:1 for standard text, ensuring the optimum readability.

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VS Code Marketplace
Github

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Nathan Tarbert

Is this a plug-in you’ve created or do you just love dark mode? I know I do!

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AndrΓ© Oliveira

yes, a vscode theme/plugin.

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annaredbond

There are some really great repos out there right now - and it's pretty stunning to see how many of them are built by great humans and are genuinely open to contributions, conversations, and building in public.

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Nathan Tarbert

I totally agree @annaredbond! One of my favorite things about open source is it's an open door to meet great people and be a part of some of the most cutting-edge technologies.

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Nathan Tarbert

Thanks @fatman123aa!
That must mean you like the projects listed :)

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David Bellini

Another intresting open source repository is a notion alternative called Affine, you can find here github.com/toeverything/AFFiNE.

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Nathan Tarbert

Nice, thanks @thepiratedude for sharing!

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Riti Rathod

Great sharing

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Nathan Tarbert

Thank you!

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George Delaportas (ViR4X)

micro-MVC definitely will make you work smarter, easier and protected due to it secure-by-design architecture :-)
micro-MVC

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Nathan Tarbert

Nice addition, thanks for sharing!

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michTheBrandofficial

We are working on an open source web framework (NixixJS).
NixixJS

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Nathan Tarbert

Thanks for sharing!

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Archit Sharma

Good Share!!!

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Nathan Tarbert

Thank you!!

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Kavinda Jayakody • Edited

We are building a full-fledged API Management platform with OpenAPI Spec supported editor as well (Like swagger). Inviting everyone to have a look :)

xapihub.io/

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Nathan Tarbert

Nice blog Saswat!

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Adam Paquette

I'm building a library to secure applications with easy to use domain primitives. I'm open to contributions, talks and new ideas to make better softwares. github.com/adampaquette/Typely

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Nathan Tarbert

Nice, thanks for sharing Adam!

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yoyos

I would have preferred to get 110% smarter than 90% :'(

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Nathan Tarbert • Edited

LOL me too @yoyos but it was the best I could do. Hopefully next time I'll at least hit 100% :)

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Martin LechΓͺne

Good open project (crm/cms/dark mode/rtl/theming/.... ! ) PHPTomato

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Nathan Tarbert

Thanks for sharing @martinlechene!

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Kiran Krishnan

Great list of open-source projects.

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Nathan Tarbert

Thanks @devkiran, I think so to :)

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Nevo David

Thank you so much for listing Clickvote

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Nathan Tarbert

No problem @nevodavid, I'm loving Clickvote!
Great designs and it's looking really pro!

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Thanks mate, I think so as well

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Rowsan Ali

Insightful

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Nathan Tarbert

Thank you!

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Nathan Tarbert

@raymells, what does this have to do with open-source repos that make you smarter?

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Nathan Tarbert

Hi, what does this have to do with open-source?

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Hakeem Abbas

I have also written a simple compression article on Open Source vs Proprietary Software. Kindly give me your opinions on my writing style, and how can I improve it.

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Pierre-Henry Soria ✨

Great list! Thanks for sharing this with us Nathan πŸ€—

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smithjohn21

Hell yeah!