{"id":15462,"date":"2016-07-29T14:12:57","date_gmt":"2016-07-29T18:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=15462"},"modified":"2023-05-25T09:17:43","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T13:17:43","slug":"developer-tools-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/29\/developer-tools-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"Developer Tools Survey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davedelong\/status\/758841370681356289\">Dave DeLong<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davedelong\/status\/758841370681356289\">\n<p>Survey: what non-apple dev tools are you still using, 6+ months after you first got them?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>I&rsquo;m currently using: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barebones.com\/products\/bbedit\/\">BBEdit<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fogcreek.com\/fogbugz\/\">FogBugz<\/a> (in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/chrome\/browser\/desktop\/\">Google Chrome<\/a>), <a href=\"https:\/\/git-scm.com\">Git<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.git-tower.com\">Tower<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.obdev.at\/launchbar\/\">LaunchBar<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/kapeli.com\/dash\">Dash<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gnu.org\/software\/make\/\">make<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.python.org\">Python<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vmware.com\/products\/fusion.html\">VMware Fusion<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopperapp.com\">Hopper<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kaleidoscopeapp.com\">Kaleidoscope<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/ridiculousfish.com\/hexfiend\/\">Hex Fiend<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/xscopeapp.com\">xScope<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.deploymateapp.com\">Deploymate<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/brockerhoff.net\/RB\/AppCheckerLite\/\">RB App Checker Lite<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/latenightsw.com\">Script Debugger<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sourcetreeapp.com\">SourceTree<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/menial.co.uk\/base\/\">Base<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paw.cloud\">Paw<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.acqualia.com\/soulver\/\">Soulver<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omnigroup.com\/omnifocus\">OmniFocus<\/a>. I plan to switch from <a href=\"http:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/11\/using-xcode-bots\/\">Xcode bots<\/a> to a third-party continuous integration solution.<\/p>\n<p>For the non-code parts of my apps, I also use <a href=\"http:\/\/docutils.sourceforge.net\/rst.html\">reStructuredText<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tug.org\/applications\/pdftex\/\">pdfLaTeX<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/michelf.ca\/software\/counterparts-lite\/\">Counterparts Lite<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/flyingmeat.com\/acorn\/\">Acorn<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kodlian.com\/apps\/icon-slate\">Icon Slate<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/likethought.com\/opacity\/\">Opacity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And for deployment: <a href=\"http:\/\/c-command.com\/dropdmg\/\">DropDMG<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/rsync.samba.org\">rsync<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Update (2016-08-06): <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vadimshpakovski\/status\/761913474989580288\">Vadim<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vadimshpakovski\/status\/761913474989580288\"><p>So Dash is the absolute champion!<\/p><\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dave DeLong: Survey: what non-apple dev tools are you still using, 6+ months after you first got them? I&rsquo;m currently using: BBEdit, FogBugz (in Google Chrome), Git and Tower, LaunchBar, Dash, make, Python, VMware Fusion, Hopper, Kaleidoscope, Hex Fiend, xScope, Deploymate, RB App Checker Lite, Script Debugger, SourceTree, Base, Paw, Soulver, and OmniFocus. 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