There are tons of tools (probably too many) aimed at developers out there, and finding ones that work well can be challenging. Here is a list of some of the most useful web development tools of 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Postman is an application used for building and testing APIs. It offers some great features such as saving and sharing your collections (making it a great collaborative tool!), creating flows<\/a>, mock servers, and much more. I’ve been using this one for a while, and it keeps getting better. More on the Postman website.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Jless is one of the newest tools in my kit. It allows you to view & interact with JSON files directly in your terminal and is much easier to use than jq<\/a>. You can view more about it on the jless site<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you’re a developer reading this, you’ve likely had some experience with VSCode (or have heard of it) before. VSCode is a highly-extensible code editor used by millions. In its default state, it manages to stay fairly lightweight while still including features such as Git and intellisense. Personally, I tend to veer more towards PHPStorm or WebStorm for most projects, but there’s no denying that VSCode has some great utility, and actually does some things far better than PHP\/Webstorm does. Check out VSCode on their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lucidchart is another tool I picked up recently. It’s an up-and-coming online-based diagramming tool. It packs all of the standard features of charting programs and also includes things such as collaboration and integrations. My goto before using LucidChart was draw.io<\/a>, but after spending some time with it, I think I’m here to stay. One of the large downsides of LucidChart is that it isn’t 100% free. Though the free tier is still worth checking out the LucidChart site<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Last but certainly not least is GitHub pages! This may actually be the most time-saving tool on the list as GitHub Pages allows you to deploy your client web application directly from your GitHub repository. There are a few ways to get started. You can do everything from within GitHub (see the GitHub Pages quickstart guide<\/a>), or you can use a more streamlined approach, such as utilizing the npm gh-pages<\/a> or module (or ghp-import<\/a> if you’re using python). The route you choose ultimately depends on your project needs. You can read more about GitHub Pages on their site<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2. Jless<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
3. VSCode<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
4. Lucidchart<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
5. GitHub Pages<\/h2>\n\n\n\n