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Reviews of the software developers actually use — code editors, terminal emulators, API clients, Git tools, database managers, and more. Tested on Mac by people who write code.
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Code Editors & IDEs
VS Code, Zed, Nova, Xcode alternatives
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Terminal Emulators
iTerm2, Warp, Alacritty, and more
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API Tools
Postman, Insomnia, RapidAPI clients
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Git & Version Control
Tower, Fork, Sourcetree, GitKraken
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Database Tools
TablePlus, DBngin, Sequel Pro
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DevOps & Deployment
Docker clients, SSH tools, deploy apps
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