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<h1>Tools of the trade</h1>
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<author>Joshua Seigler</author><date>May 15, 2025</date>
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Everyone has different tools that they find especially effective. Here
are some I have found with a few words about why I like them.
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Update: I made a <a href="/uses">/uses</a> page that lists these tools
and many others I like.
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Universal dev tool version manager. Specify tool versions in a config
file and this tool can ensure that they are installed and active when
entering the project directory. Amazing for getting a new dev
environment set up in seconds. Replaces <code>asdf</code>,
<code>nvm</code>, <code>pyenv</code>, <code>venv</code>,
<code>rbenv</code>, and many other tool-specific version managers.
Supports an incredible number of tools thanks to compatibility with
<code>asdf</code>.
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It also supports installing specific global tools, like
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<code>stack-pr</code> from <code>pipx</code>.
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Open source tool for
<a href="https://www.stacking.dev/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
>stacking PRs</a
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PR stacks are, as far as I can tell, the best way to manage large
features in git. I first heard about this practice in a series of blog
posts from Graphite, a company offering free PR-stacking software and
related paid services. But you don’t need a custom CI flow or managed
service for stacking to work - this CLI tool or one of the others at
<a href="https://www.stacking.dev/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
>stacking.dev</a
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can take care of this.
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If you start using PR stacks your whole company will start copying you.
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<p>Markdown based task runner.</p>
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Define tasks in code blocks in markdown, and call them from the CLI.
Serves as both task definition and documentation.
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Simple python script to update the members of a Slack group such as
<code>@oncall</code> to match the active member(s) of a PagerDuty
schedule. This replaces several expensive SAAS services.
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P2P alternative to Dropbox, supports mobile and desktop. Synchronize
folders of content across all my devices.
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For notes and reference. Sync across devices with
<code>syncthing</code>.
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<p>For passwords. Sync across devices with <code>syncthing</code>.</p>
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