Developer Tooling #005

Welcome to Developer Tooling #005, a newsletter enhancement for Freek Van der Herten's popular and high-quality newsletter, geared towards Software Engineering and related fields. If you haven't checked out his newsletter, take the time to now. It's worth it.

1. openreplay
   Description: Session replay, cobrowsing and product analytics
   What we like: Rich feature set, maintained, and excellent documentation
   What we don't like: Infrequent releases

2. difftastic
   Description: a structural diff that understands syntax
   What we like: simple and strightforward, integrates with git
   What we don't like: Currently has zero-point versions, allowing breaking changes between versions

3. task
   Description: A task runner / simpler Make alternative written in Go
   What we like: it "just works", in our experience
   What we don't like: Task definitions can get long and difficult to read

4. TruffleHog
   Description: Find, verify, and analyze leaked credentials
   What we like: Plenty of features; frequent releases
   What we don't like: PRs and issues on GH aren't always reviewed in a timely manner.

5. fnm
   Description: Fast and simple Node.js version manager, built in Rust
   What we like: faster and easier to use than nvm
   What we don't like: Repository readme could be more extensive.