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21 Developer Tools to Improve Your Daily Life as Developer

There are thousands of developer tools and packages but the common problem is that most of them are not up to standards. This lists is covering 21 actually useful ones that can improve your daily life as a developer.

๐ŸŽจ Design

Sanding UI

One of the ways I like to do development is to build something, click around a ton, make tweaks, click around more, more tweaks, more clicks, etc., until I finally consider it done.

Design System Naming Conventions โ€“ How to Set Them

Design system naming conventions are the standardized rules and guidelines used to name elements within a design system. This includes naming design tokens, components, patterns, styles, and any other elements that are part of the design system.

The Big Difference Between Digital Product And Web Design

Designing for digital products requires a different mindset than traditional websites. Itโ€™s all about continuous adaptation, refining, and iterating as user behavior and needs evolve.


๐Ÿ’ญ Fun Fact

Space Invaders and the Sticky Key – The popular arcade game Space Invaders inadvertently led to the creation of the sticky key feature. The game’s intense gameplay often caused players to break the space bar from repeated pressing, prompting manufacturers to design more durable keys and introduce the “sticky” functionality to reduce wear and tear.


๐Ÿ’ป CSS

Time Travelling CSS With :target

There are very cool examples of developers getting creative with CSS games based on the :hover pseudo-class, and even other games based on the :valid pseudo-class.

The Periodic Table in CSS

Like the Solar System, The Periodic Table has been done in CSS a lot of times โ€ฆ but it has never been done as simply, as I’m about to show you.

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