6 Tools For a Happier Developer

Practical Tools to Simplify Your Day

1. macOS Setup Guide

Whether you started a new position or got yourself a personal MacBook, this is one of the first things you should open. This is a great guide that helps you setup your development environment step by step.

2. Clipy

Never lose copied lines of code — Clipy is a clipboard extension app for macOS, that lets you see the history of all the things you copied.

3. Rectangle

Move and resize windows in macOS using keyboard shortcuts or snap areas. Drag windows and drop them on screen edges and corners to snap.

4. Draw.io and Excalidraw

Free online diagram softwares for making flowcharts, process diagrams, org charts, UML, ER and network diagrams. Great for tech designs, describing flows, architecting features, services and more.

5. Warp

I switched from iTerm2 to Warp and I’m having a blast. Warp is a free terminal solution with a great user interface, built in AI that can generate commands, and tons of other useful feature. The standout feature, of course, is the ability to click with your mouse to position the cursor.

6. Scroll Reverser

For those of you that constantly switch between your main setup and the MacBook — this is a great solution. Not needing to constantly reverse the mouse/pad directions in the settings.

Thank you for reading, I hope you found something helpful. Feel free to share your response and don’t forget to share this article with your Developer Friends. Happy Coding!