- Git Single handedly let me both reap the benefits of SVN but opened up shared code, and a greatly simplified setup and management. - Linux (Linux Mint - Ubu

- Git Single handedly let me both reap the benefits of SVN but opened up shared code, and a greatly simplified setup and management. - Linux (Linux Mint - Ubuntu) After years of crashing Windows and Mac's, finally getting on Linux was a dream. App installs, native tools (git), server and database support being top-notch, etc... (ie, my desktop environment was the same as my server!) - VScode After years of struggling through various editors, I found one that focused heavily on webdev, integrated with Git by default, and was super fast and open source. - OpenSSH Server (not sure this is the right name) Having private key shares between computers made accessing remote resources so effortless. - Ansible My latest find. This has probably done more than 10x the value invested in learning and setting it up. Managing multiple servers, computers, setting up new environments, migrating between computers, has become FUN because of Ansible. Setting up a fantastic ansible playbook is like a game or satisfying puzzle. - Macromedia Fireworks Combined vector and bitmap graphics, had symbols (like shared library resources), non-destructive effects, live editable vector masks, native file format was web accessible PNG. Wiped Photoshop's fanny for doing web and interface design.