What development and productivity tools I use in 2019

I’ve noticed that as tools get better, I actually need less of them. For example I no longer use Resharper as Visual Studio is enough or I no longer need WinMerge as Visual Studio Code can do same.

I’ve also replaced many tools by customized Dynalist or Google Spreadsheets.

I tend to write my own CLI applications for automation, but those are not listed as they are private.

Productivity

• Dynalist - My whole life revolves around my Dynalist
  • All task, todos, ideas
  • All meeting notes and everything I need to keep
• GSuite - For email, documents, drive and calendar
• Slack - For team communication
• Bitwarden - My go to password manager

Development

• Visual Studio Code - For anything that is not .Net project
• Visual Studio - For any .Net development
  • Code Converter C# to/from VB.NET - Having to deal with big VB.NET codebase, this extension is a must
  • Code Maid - Write better and more standardized code
  • Whack Whack Terminal - Terminal integrated in IDE is a must
• LinqPad - Very useful tool for quick code snippet running, testing and single use scripts. I actually almost never use it’s database capabilities.
• Postman - REST services testing
• Github - Since private repositories are free now, I moved all my code to GitHub
• Debuggex - Incredible way to develop and test your regular expressions

Other

• Spotify - I listen to music most of my development time. I helps me concentrate.

What was overtaken by Windows 10 functions

• Clipboard history
• Night light