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Ask HN: Which tools increased your productivity the most?
For me it's been Gitpod (https://gitpod.io). It's like CI for development environments. It integrates with Git and lets me build my project continuously, and then create a containerized environment with the latest artifacts that I connect to with my IDE. I like it so much I decided to build a self-hosted alternative. It's at https://hocus.dev if you want to check it out.
What are yours?
- warkanlock 4y agoby far, without being a computer snob, vim It's incredible how far you can get with a good editor config
- gorbak25 4y agoIsn't it problematic to work on it via ssh on high latency connections?
- qup 4y agoDoing any online work with high latency connections is problematic. Vim can be used perfectly well on your own local machine.
- dinkleberg 4y agoHonestly, same (except using neovim these days). Once you invest the time to really learn it and configure it to your exact needs it is an incredible experience to use.
- gorbak25 4y agoToggl. Generally having a feedback loop on what you spend your time is the perfect tool for self improvement.
- leobg 4y agohttps://toggl.com/ https://toggl.com/
- avinassh 4y agoGoland by Jetbrains for Go. It's such a joy to use and makes me highly productive.
- BlameKaneda 4y agoTodoist - Browser extension and phone app for checking off todo items. I get a slight dopamine hit every time I complete something. Obsidian - Note-taking desktop app with a nice UI, good extensions, tagging, and more. Leechblock - Browser extension that blocks certain sites during specified time periods. I've got a similar app on my phone, but its free version only allows 3 apps to be blocked.
- palashkulsh 4y ago- jira-cmd (which I maintain) for managing jira at work - org mode for planning - plantuml for making personal diagrams - Emacs for text editing - gnucash for finance - ublock origin browser extension for zapping out certain css elements which get attention - stylebot for changing css of pages to lower the cognitive load of those websites have
- hnthrowaway0315 4y agoFor me it's hardware: two large monitors give me one screen for IDE, one for VScode and the native for references. I also desperately need a good mouse -- tried one defualt/basic logitech one and a "vertical" one but neither is really satisfactory. On software side a good IDE is really helpful. Jetbrain really excels in this field.
- bad_username 4y agoObsidian transformed the way I work with information - personal and work related. Mylifeorganized for infinitely customizable, hierarchical, advanced GTD-like to do lists. Atimelogger (Android) for time logging, to see where my time goes and prevent procrastination. OBS studio and Otter.ai for meeting recordings and notes.
- sourcecodeplz 4y agoI know some are tired of this but... chatgpt by far.