Awesome Dev

This is a curated list of awesome development resources. I find them very useful and worth looking at. I prefer open-source and self-hosted solutions. Enjoy!

Table of Contents

• IDE
• OS
• Containers
• Database
• Storage
• Diagramming
• Version Control
• Shells
• Hardware
• Knowledge Management
• C
• C++
• JavaScript
• Node.js
• Python
• Media
• Themes
• LLM

IDE

• VSCodium - an open-source build of VS Code without Microsoft telemetry and licensing restrictions.
• Neovim - a highly extensible Vim-based text editor.

OS

• Debian - a stable Linux distribution with a strong commitment to free software.

Containers

• Podman - a tool for managing OCI containers and pods.
• Flatseal - a GUI tool for managing Flatpak permissions.
• Gear Lever - a GUI tool for managing and integrating AppImages into your system menu.

Database

• PostgreSQL - a robust relational database management system with advanced features and extensibility.

Storage

• RustFS - an S3-compatible, high-performance object storage system built in Rust.
• bees - a block-oriented btrfs deduplication agent with incremental scanning and persistent hash tables.

Diagramming

• draw.io Desktop - a desktop diagramming app based on Electron, wrapping the core draw.io editor.
• Inkscape - a vector graphics editor for artistic and technical illustrations.

Version Control

• lazygit - a simple terminal UI for git commands.

Shells

• fish - a user-friendly command line shell.

Hardware

• LACT - a Linux GPU configuration and monitoring tool.

Knowledge Management

• Logseq - a privacy-first platform for knowledge management and collaboration.

C

• miniaudio - a header-only library for audio capture (WAV) and playback (WAV, FLAC, MP3).
• SQLite - a public-domain, embeddable, self-contained SQL database engine.
• stb - single-file public domain libraries for C/C++ covering image loading, font rasterization, audio decoding, and more.
• SDL - a cross-platform development library providing low-level access to audio, keyboard, mouse, joystick, and graphics hardware.
• GLFW - a multi-platform library for window, context, and input handling for OpenGL/Vulkan.

C++

• cpp-httplib - a C++11 single-file header-only HTTP/HTTPS server and client library.
• nlohmann/json - a single-header JSON library for Modern C++ with an intuitive API.

JavaScript

• D3.js - a JavaScript library for producing dynamic, interactive data visualizations in the browser.

Node.js

• fnm - a fast and simple Node.js version manager, built in Rust.

Python

• uv - a fast Python package and project manager, written in Rust.
• FastAPI - a high-performance Python web framework for building APIs.
• basedpyright - a pyright fork with type checking improvements and built-in language server features.

Media

• ReadyMedia - a simple DLNA/UPnP-AV compliant media server (formerly minidlna).
• Kdenlive - a non-linear video editor with multi-track timeline and professional features.
• lossless-cut - a versatile tool for lossless video and audio editing.
• mpv - a powerful and customizable command-line media player.
• gpu-screen-recorder - a shadowplay-like, GPU-only screen recorder for Linux.

Themes

• Catppuccin - a pastel color scheme with variants for terminals, editors, and applications.
• Nerd Fonts - an icon font and patching toolkit that adds hundreds of icons to developer fonts.

LLM

• llama.cpp - a LLM inference engine that can run in CLI or server mode.
• llama-swap - a tool for reliable model swapping on local OpenAI/Anthropic-compatible servers.
• opencode - an open-source coding agent.