A related issue is the coworker who knows you are working with technology X and provides links to tools to make your technology X toolchain better, particularly

A related issue is the coworker who knows you are working with technology X and provides links to tools to make your technology X toolchain better, particularly in a public forum like stand-ups. Such recommendations are fine when the intent is genuine, but often I feel it's just a case of trying to earn brownie points with management. /rant