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toolbox

My toolbox 🧰 A list of tools I use on the job.
https://github.com/nicolas-heinig/toolbox

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  • Editor

    • IntelliJ - Whenever I need to code on a JVM language like Java or Scala, I use IntelliJ.
    • neovim - I belong to the cult. My configuration is built from scratch, but hidden in my private dotfiles repository.
    • Material Theme - I use `Material Theme Darker High Contrast`.
    • endwise - A must-have for every Ruby Developer. It closes `do...end` blocks for you.
    • Git Blame - This shows the `git blame` output for the current line in the status bar.
    • Rails Run Specs - With this extension you are able to quickly run the specs for the current file or line with one keystroke.
    • Ruby Solargraph - Provides Go-To-Definition and intellisense for Ruby Projects.

  • Languages

    • ruby - My go to language and the one I do best. Focus on simplicity and productivity. Its elegant syntax is natural to read and easy to write, but I know about its limitations and started to look around into other languages.
    • go - And I found go. Its much more low level, which enticed me a lot. Did some experimenting and built some CLI tools, but I am still waiting production experience.
    • rust - But I also found rust. Similiar to go, only did some pet projects with it, but the ecosystem exites me a lot.
    • typescript - The standard for web development. Always delighted how versatile it is. I prefer its statically typed superset typescript that brings safety and other features to the table.
    • hacker-scripts

  • Frameworks

    • rails - My favourite ruby framework for many years. I use it every day on the job. Ran it at scale and for pet projects.
    • sinatra - When I want to try out smaller web applications, Sinatra is usually my choice. It's very lightweight, but can be enhanced with many many plugins.
    • hanami - Another framework that I experimented with. I like that it has some of my favourite tools baked in, for example rspec and the interactor pattern.
    • react.js - The web framework I am most familiar with (and also a very popular one). Started looking into it in 2017, rediscovered in 2024 and was suprised how mature it got. I feel free comfortable around it.
    • express.js - Minimal, flexible, node.js. Sometimes this is what you need.

  • Libraries

    • rspec - This is the testing framework of my choice. Whether I write unit tests or web acceptance tests with capybara, RSpec gets the job done. [Effective Testing with RSpec 3](https://pragprog.com/titles/rspec3/) helped me a lot to get to know the tool.
    • interactor - When the business logic goes bigger, I like to organize it in _interactors_, so that I can keep my controllers slim and my models focused on DB interactions. The gem provides a common interface and other helpers.
    • guard - To automate tasks that should be run whenever I save a file, I use guard. It runs my specs and rubocop every hour at least 100 times while developing.
    • shoulda-matchers - If I can use rails to write a one-liner validation, why shouldn't I be able to use a one-line test for that?
    • factory-bot - I use `FactoryBot` to generate model instances or their attributes for my specs.
    • faker - I am kind of bad when naming test data. `Faker` helps me to generate more sane names, adresses, movie titles and much more.
    • rubocop - The standard linter for the ruby world. It helps a lot to follow the [Ruby Style Guide](https://rubystyle.guide/). After I worked in a project that ran without rubocop for 2 years, I know how much value you get from it.

  • Terminal

    • zsh - My go-to shell is zsh.
    • oh-my-zsh - Enables easy customization of the shell. Below I list the top 5 of my favorite plugins.
    • zsh-syntax-highlighting - Syntax highlighting in the shell. I like that it shows the command in red when it does not exist.
    • zsh-autosuggestions - Suggests commands from your history again. Very helpful if you are keen to smash the arrow up button over and over again.
    • thefuck - You did a small typo? No problem. Just type into the console what you might whisper to yourself and let the magic happen.
    • tldr - This nice command gives you a small summary of typical usages for the most commands.
    • git - Autocomplete and aliases for git commands.
    • docker - Autocomplete for docker commands.
    • rake - Reads out our Rakefile and tasks and autocompletes the command.
    • iterm - The terminal replacement I use. I enjoy splitting the panes and getting notifications when a long-running command finally finishes.

  • Dev tools

    • git - Must have. I like to squash merge feature branches into the master for a clean history.
    • homebrew - I work on MacOS. Homebrew provides the necessary packages for everything.
    • docker - We run our infrastructure based on docker. But I also like to use it for development to run applications or backing services.

  • Monitoring

    • Grafana - Grafana is my choice for metric visualization.
    • statsd - StatsD is a small metric collector that collects metrics as UDP packages and flushes them into Graphite. There are libraries for many programming languages.
    • Graphite - I use Graphite to store metrics for Grafana.

  • Data Stores

    • mysql - I am most familiar with using MySQL as a datastore.
    • redis - For Caching purposes or projects where I don't need a full relation database setup, I use redis.
    • postgresql - When I run own projects on heroku, I tend to use postgres, as the integration on heroku side is very advanced. Grown more familiar in the last months.

  • Productivity

    • Google Keep - The note taking application of my choice. Notes are easy to write, and easy to organize with labels. The only thing missing for me is markdown support.
    • Microsoft To Do - I organize my tasks in Microsoft To Do using the [Getting Things Done Methodology](https://gettingthingsdone.com/).

  • Security

    • 1Password - I use 1Password as my password manager. It stores not only the passwords for various websites, but also passwords that I share with my team inside a shared vault.

  • Graphics

    • yEd - For various visualizations yEd is a easy to use but powerful tool. You can use it for flowcharts, diagrams and many others.
Programming Languages
Ruby 10 JavaScript 4 Shell 3 C 2 TypeScript 2 Vim Script 1 Markdown 1 Python 1 Rust 1 Go 1
Categories
Terminal 10 Editor 7 Libraries 7 Languages 5 Frameworks 5 Monitoring 3 Data Stores 3 Dev tools 3 Productivity 2 Graphics 1 Security 1
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Keywords
ruby 8 shell 6 language 4 javascript 4 rails 3 zsh 3 c 3 rust 2 go 2 nodejs 2 metrics 2 programming-language 2 terminal 2 rspec 2 testing 2 api 2 express 1 ui 1 server 1 react 1 factories 1 factory-bot 1 factory-girl 1 fixtures 1 rubygems 1 thoughtbot 1 fake 1 cli 1 cli-app 1 oh-my-zsh 1 oh-my-zsh-plugin 1 oh-my-zsh-theme 1 jit 1 object-oriented 1 ruby-language 1 golang 1 compiler 1 typechecker 1 typescript 1 activejob 1 activerecord 1 framework 1 html 1 mvc 1 rack 1 sinatra 1 web-framework 1 hanami 1 ruby-application 1 web 1