My Developer Toolbox 🧰

A "uses" page is a place to share information showcasing developer setups, equipment, software, and configurations. After checking out some cool setups on Wes Bos' uses.tech site, I was inspired to create a "uses" page of my own and provide a glimpse into my developer toolbox.

This blog post will be a snapshot in time of what I use. To view a continually updated list, reference my official "uses" page at https://alyssaholland.com/uses.

Note: A small subset of the links provided are affiliate links.

IDE's and Editors 👩🏽‍💻

• Webstorm - My primary editor for work or more complex projects
• VSCode
• Brackets - Simple text editor for viewing individual files.
• RunJS - JavaScript playground for your desktop

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Terminal and CLI Tools 🛠️

• iTerm2
• Cobalt2 theme by Wes Bos - Terminal theme of choice
• Oh My Zsh - a framework for managing zsh configurations.
• zsh-syntax-highlighting- Adds syntax highlighting when typing terminal commands
• bat - A much better cat with syntax highlighting
• git-delta - A better git diff output.
• Homebrew 🍺 - The Missing Package Manager for macOS
• Fig - Autocomplete for the command line

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Services 💳

• Mailbrew ☕ - Personal content digest. Helps reduce FOMO and keeps me up-to-date on the latest and greatest.
• Plausible 📊 - Simple and privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative
• Spotify Premium 🎵 - So I can listen to my sweet tunes, uninterrupted.
• Basin - Form backend service that makes wiring up forms on the front-end a breeze.

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Home Office 🏡

• LG 38-inch UltraWide Curved WQHD Monitor 🖥 - The original model I bought seems to be discontinued so the link provided is to a similar model.
• Uplift L-shaped Standing Desk (Bamboo top)
• Das Model S Mechanical Keyboard ⌨️
• Laptop Stand
• Logitech M720 Triathlon Mouse
• CalDigit Thunderbolt 3 Dock
• Apple AirPods
• Bose QuietComfort 35 🎧 - Noise Cancelling, Over-ear Headphones
• Remarkable 2 - E-ink tablet that feels like writing on paper. I store all my handwritten notes here and love the tactile nature of it.

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Productivity Tools ✔️

• Alfred 🎩
• Session - Pomodoro Focus Timer
• Things 3 - My task manager of choice ✅
• Pandan - Time awareness in your menubar ⏳

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Desktop Apps 🖥️

• Notion
• Flycut - Clipboard manager
• Itsycal 📆 - Tiny menu bar calendar
• Typora - A minimal Markdown editor and reader.
• Rocket 🚀 - Emoji picker with Slack-style shortcuts
• Figma
• Spark 📧 - Email client
• Zappy - For recoding gifs and screenshots
• Eagle - A way to collect, search and organize design files all in one place.
• PixelSnap 2 - I use this tool when implementing designs for pixel-perfect accuracy.
• Magnet - Move and resize windows on macOS with keyboard shortcuts.
  • I use Rectangle, an open-source alternative, on my work computer.

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Browser Extensions 🌐

• Momentum - Daily inspirational photo and quote
• Workona Tab Manager - Helps me wrangle the copious amounts of tabs I inevitably have open.
• JSON Formatter
• Save to Pocket - "Read it later" tool
• Atom File Icons Web
• axe DevTools - Web Accessibility Testing
• Adblock Plus
• Eagle for Chrome
• Grammarly
• Material DevTools Theme Collection
• Notion Web Clipper
• React Developer Tools
• Wappalyzer - Technology profiler that shows you what websites are built with.

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El Fin 👋🏽

If you use some of the same items on this list or want to share your own "uses" page, feel free to leave a comment and let me know.

As always, thank you for reading, and happy coding!