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Git Clients

fuss – quick staging dirty git files

December 24, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

fuss is an interactive tree utility for complete git workflows, written in modern Fortran.

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lux – package manager for Lua

December 24, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

lux is a luxurious package manager for Lua.

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kirill – JSON validator

December 24, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

kirill scans projects large and small for JSON correctness.

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Redress – tool for analyzing stripped binaries

December 23, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

The redress software is a tool for analyzing stripped Go binaries compiled with the Go compiler.

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Prog8 – structured programming language

December 23, 2025 Steve Emms Programming

Prog8 is a structured programming language for the 8-bit 6502/6510/65c02 microprocessor from the late 1970’s and 1980’s

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Austin TUI – Top-like Interface for Austin

December 23, 2025 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

Austin TUI is a top-like text-based user interface for Austin, the frame stack sampler for CPython.

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lintr – provides static code analysis for R

December 22, 2025 Eilidih Parris Programming

lintr provides static code analysis for R. It checks for adherence to a given style, identifying syntax errors and possible semantic issues.

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Coding

6 Best Free and Open Source Java Linter Tools

December 22, 2025 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

This article picks some useful tools to help you fix Java code.

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Development Tools

13 Best Free and Open Source Python Web Frameworks

December 22, 2025 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

A framework “is a code library that makes a developer’s life easier when building reliable, scalable, and maintainable web applications” by providing reusable code or extensions for common operations.

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PHPStan – PHP static analysis tool

December 22, 2025 Eilidih Parris Programming

PHPStan focuses on finding errors in your code without actually running it.

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PHP_CodeSniffer – tokenizes PHP files and detects violations

December 22, 2025 Eilidih Parris Programming

PHP_CodeSniffer tokenizes PHP files and detects violations of a defined set of coding standards.

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PHPLint – speed up linting PHP files

December 22, 2025 Eilidih Parris Programming

PHPLint is a tool that can speed up linting of php files by running several lint processes at once.

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Flay – analyzes code for structural similarities

December 21, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

Flay analyzes code for structural similarities. Differences in literal values, variable, class, method names, whitespace …

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Programming Tools for Kids

Picat – logic-based multi-paradigm programming language

December 21, 2025 Steve Emms Programming

Picat is a simple, and yet powerful, logic-based multi-paradigm programming language aimed for general-purpose applications.

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Annobin – binary annotation and examination package

December 21, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

Annobin is a binary annotation and examination package. It consists of two main parts: plugins and annocheck.

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PHP Parallel Lint – checks the syntax of PHP files in parallel

December 21, 2025 Eilidih Parris Programming

This application checks the syntax of PHP files in parallel. It can output in plain text, colored text, json and checksyntax formats.

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Coding

Error Prone – catch common Java mistakes

December 20, 2025 Eilidih Parris CLI, Programming

Error Prone is a static analysis tool for Java that catches common programming mistakes at compile-time.

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CodeGym

Reahl – Python-only web framework

December 20, 2025 Steve Emms Programming

Reahl is a web application framework that allows a programmer to work in terms of useful abstractions—using a single programming language.

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css-parser – fork of the cssutils project

December 20, 2025 Eilidih Parris Programming

css-parser is a fork of the cssutils project. This fork includes general bug fixes and extensions specific to editing and working with ebooks.

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Git Clients

needle – highlights GitHub PRs

December 20, 2025 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

needle is a TUI that shows the few PRs that need you: review requests, failing CI, and long-running checks.

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