Everyone has different tools that they find especially effective. Here are some I have found with a few words about why I like them.
mise-en-place
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 asdf,
nvm, pyenv, venv,
rbenv, and many other tool-specific version managers.
Supports an incredible number of tools thanks to compatibility with
asdf.
It also supports installing specific global tools, like
angular-cli from npm, or
stack-pr from pipx.
stack-pr
Open source tool for stacking PRs.
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 stacking.dev can take care of this.
If you start using PR stacks your whole company will start copying you.
xc
Markdown based task runner.
Define tasks in code blocks in markdown, and call them from the CLI. Serves as both task definition and documentation.
pd2slack
Simple python script to update the members of a Slack group such as
@oncall to match the active member(s) of a PagerDuty
schedule. This replaces several expensive SAAS services.
SyncThing
P2P alternative to Dropbox, supports mobile and desktop. Synchronize folders of content across all my devices.
Obsidian
For notes and reference. Sync across devices with
syncthing.
KeePassXC
For passwords. Sync across devives with syncthing.