Software
Because good software deserves to be celebrated, here is a selection of
computer programs of all sorts that I use—some by devotion over necessity—and
consider to be a true labor of love.
Shell
Name |
Description |
jq |
The programming language for data mangling. |
Zim |
Make Zsh instantly great. |
fzf |
The one filter that takes junk in and spits magic out. |
tldr |
man pages for the impatient. |
difftastic |
Like diff, but structural. |
VisiData |
Microsoft® Excel for anything, in the terminal. |
Development
Name |
Description |
Neovim |
Vim(proved)-improved. The greatest text editor, now by the people for the people. |
Helix |
Modal text editing re-imagined from the ground up. |
Kubernetes
Name |
Description |
ko |
Single-command, zero-dependency deployment of Go programs. |
ketall |
Get all. Really all. |
lineage |
Who said one had to lose their mind working with dependent objects? |
General
Name |
Description |
WezTerm |
Could legitimately reclaim the name “suckless terminal”. |
WSL2 |
Linux on the desktop. Turns out “Microsoft ❤ Linux” wasn’t just a marketing stunt. |
Lima |
Disposable Linux virtual machines at my fingertips. |
MonoLisa |
My eyes are too precious for staring at some clunky-looking font all day. |
Macintosh
Name |
Description |
Mac Mouse Fix |
Because macOS comes without mouse support. |
BetterDisplay |
Because macOS comes without support for external displays. |