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5 Helpful Developer Productivity Tools

Easy README editor tool

I like to create good README files for the projects I work on, and it can get hectic if you're writing markdown and then previewing it and then fixing any mistakes.

readme.so


Build, test, and debug regex

Regex can be a PITA sometimes. Here is a tool I use to build a regex or test regex in code reviews.

regex101


Create secure tunnels for your local development

Imagine youโ€™re working on a website on your computer and you want to show it to someone else whoโ€™s not nearby. Normally, they canโ€™t see it because itโ€™s only on your local machine. Ngrok creates a secure tunnel from your computer to the internet, giving you a temporary web address that anyone can use to access your site.

ngrok


Check the cost of adding npm packages

As I am a javascript developer, so adding a new npm packages in my project comes every now and then. This tools tell you what would be the cost of adding a package in your project is.

bundlephobia


Create mock APIs with temporary data

Sometimes you need to create demo data while the backend is still working on the API OR you want to have a mock API in place that return that temporary data as a placeholder. This tool will help you do all of that.

mockaroo OR mocky

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