What tool can you not live without?
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Jean-Michel Plourde

Jean-Michel Plourde @jmplourde

About: Computer engineer, backend developer and IT tech.

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What tool can you not live without?

Publish Date: May 27 '19
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We all have a tool that is almost an extension of ourselves and not using it feels too weird. This thread is a great opportunity to discover new tools to power charge how you do things.

What is yours ?

Comments 16 total

  • Jean-Michel Plourde
    Jean-Michel PlourdeMay 27, 2019

    I didn't know about ConEmu, it seems very great and handy. I'll give it a look.

    I wish I knew Powershell more and especially when I was working as an IT tech, would have saved me a lot of time.

  • J Beetz
    J BeetzMay 28, 2019

    Powershell for any type of enterprise management task.

    For web dev type stuff, vscode with gitbash.

    Vscode to write powershell scripts.

    Bash scripts in vim on the linux side

    Except for a hello world type experience, I haven't tried powershell core on linux yet. It looks promising though.

    • Jean-Michel Plourde
      Jean-Michel PlourdeMay 28, 2019

      I had the chance to use VsCode for web dev last year. I loved it. I also use it to work on esp32 microcontrollers.

      I also can't wait to try powershell core on linux. That Microsoft diving into open source is promising.

      • J Beetz
        J BeetzMay 28, 2019

        I haven't tried vscode with any of the arduino type microcontrollers yet. That sounds very interesting.

        It was fun watching my coworkers face when I ran a remote get-process from a raspberry pi to my workstation.

        Very different times from the Microsoft I started out with. I have to say it's very refreshing.

  • Jean-Michel Plourde
    Jean-Michel PlourdeMay 28, 2019

    Mine is without a doubt vim. I just feel so slow without it. So much that I use vim everywhere I can: Intellij Idea, oh-my-zsh, Firefox, VsCode, Visual Studio, etc.

  • Lasse
    LasseMay 28, 2019

    Git. It has saved the day so many times

    • Jean-Michel Plourde
      Jean-Michel PlourdeMay 28, 2019

      I don't know how I could live without version control before. In fact, I worked for a branch of the gov who does not use any version control.

      I even use git for all my uni code assignments so I save valuable time if I hope from a lab computer to my personal machine.

  • webdeasy.de
    webdeasy.deMay 29, 2019

    As a web developer, I definitly need the browser console! :)

    • Jean-Michel Plourde
      Jean-Michel PlourdeMay 29, 2019

      Yes! Is the google console your favorite ? I'm really surprised how Firefox and Edge upped their console game.

      • webdeasy.de
        webdeasy.deMay 29, 2019

        Yes Google Chrome is the best.
        But you're right: Firefox did also a good job!

  • jesús gollonet
    jesús gollonetMay 29, 2019

    I had to install a laptop from scratch a month ago.
    I was surprised to find out just how big the list is.

    This is my cannot-live-without Brewfile

    cask "iterm2"
cask "1password"
cask "evernote"
cask "spectacle"
cask "vagrant"
cask "virtualbox"
cask "slack"
cask "dropbox"
cask "anki"

brew "vim"
brew "jq"
brew "tmux"
brew "fzf"
brew "terraform"
brew "packer"
brew "zsh"
brew "bash"
brew "z"
brew "node"
brew "reattach-to-user-namespace"
brew "ag"
brew "httpie"
brew "mosh"
brew "shellcheck"
brew "git-lfs"
brew "tree"
brew "pstree"
brew "coreutils"
brew "awscli"
brew "aws-shell"
    • Jean-Michel Plourde
      Jean-Michel PlourdeMay 29, 2019

      I didn't look at such file of mine, but I'm sure it is also big. Do you version control this file at all ?

      • jesús gollonet
        jesús gollonetMay 29, 2019

        Since that time I do.

        github.com/jesusgollonet/dotfiles/...

        Btw, It's not like i grabbed my brewfile just to throw a big list. I ran into needing all of those in probably the first day of using the computer.

        • Jean-Michel Plourde
          Jean-Michel PlourdeMay 29, 2019

          Yeah, I totally understand the necessity. There is a lot of things I use on an almost daily basis and my flow is broken if I don't have them.

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