My awesome list

Collection of awesome tools, softwares, articles, projects and many other stuff that I like and I suggest to become a better software engeneer.

Contents

• Software and tools
• VSCode extensions
• Platform and services
• Curated lists
• Useful resources

Software and tools

• Visual Studio Code - Microsoft's free & open-source editor, TypeScript friendly, VSCode Plugins.
• DBeaver - Free universal database manager and SQL client. Supports any database which has JDBC driver (which basically means - ANY database).
• GitKraken - Cross-platform Git GUI. It makes Git more visual and accessible with an intuitive UI.
• WebStorm - The smartest JavaScript IDE by JetBrains. FREE for Students, check here for more info.
• Postman - Powerful GUI platform to make your API development faster & easier, from building API requests through testing, documentation and sharing.Freeware
• Docker - Powerful, performs operating-system-level virtualization.
• Another Redis Desktop Manager - A faster, better and more stable redis desktop manager.Open-Source SoftwareFreeware
• MongoDB Compass - The GUI for MongoDB. An interactive tool for querying, optimizing, and analyzing your MongoDB data.
• Studio3T - The professional GUI for MongoDB.
• Conduktor - Kafka desktop client.
• Figma - The collaborative interface design tool, for vector graphics and UI prototyping.
• Slack - Awesome tool for team collaboration and communication.
• Bitwarden - Open source password management tool for Mac OS, iOS and browsers.

VSCode extensions

• Material Icon Theme - Get the Material Design icons into your VS Code.
• TODO Highlight - Highlighting todos, fixmes, and any annotations.
• Code Spell Checker - A basic spell checker that works well with code and documents.
• Git Lens - Supercharge the Git capabilities built into Visual Studio Code.
• Markdown Preview Enhanced - Markdown file preview, PDF export, code chunk, presentation writer, etc
• Import Cost - Display import/require package size in the editor.
• Regex Previewer - Test regex and preview
• Code Runner - Run code snippet or code file for multiple languages
• JS Refactoring Assistant - Refactoring suggestions, safety analysis, mass refactoring for JavaScript, TypeScript, React and Vue.js
• Project Dashboard - Organize your projects in a speed-dial like manner. Pin your frequently visited folders, files, and SSH remotes onto a dashboard to access them quickly.
• Error Lens - Improve highlighting of errors, warnings and other language diagnostics.
• i18n Ally - All in one i18n extension for VS Code.
• Rainbow CSV - Highlight CSV and TSV files, Run SQL-like queries.
• Color Highlight - Highlight web colors in your editor.
• Output Colorizer - Syntax highlighting for log files.
• Quokka.js - JavaScript and TypeScript playground in your editor.

Platform and services

• Doppler - Keep secrets and app configuration in sync and secure across devices, environments, and team members. Goodbye .env files.
• Launchdarkly - fast, scalable feature flag & toggle management (feature management) for the modern enterprise.
• Pendo.io - Everything you need to create the best software experiences—all in one place.
• Digital ocean - Droplets are simple, scalable virtual machines for all your web hosting and VPS hosting needs.
• Uptime Kuma - A fancy self-hosted monitoring tool.
• Novu - The open-source notification infrastructure for products.
• Firebase - toolset to “build, improve, and grow your app”. Analytics, authentication, databases, configuration, file storage, push messaging, and more...
• Supabase - The open source Firebase alternative.

Curated lists

• Awesome mac - Collect premium software in various categories.
• Awesome italia remote - A list of remote-friendly or full-remote companies that targets Italian talents.
• Awesome VSCode - A curated list of delightful VS Code packages and resources.
• Awesome nodejs - Delightful Node.js packages and resources.
• Awesome react - A collection of awesome things regarding React ecosystem.
• Awesome public datasets - A topic-centric list of HQ open datasets.
• Awesome actions - A curated list of awesome actions to use on GitHub.
• Github Awesome lists - awesome lists sorted by stars.

Useful resources

• Fireship - Youtube channel with high-intensity code tutorials to help you build & ship your app faster.
• Clean code javascript - Clean Code concepts adapted for JavaScript
• Web3 Course - Learn Blockchain, Solidity, SmartContracts in JavaScript.
• heroku free alternatives - a list of services with a free plan that developers can use as an alternative to Heroku.