Best of Tools — February 2025
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Hacker News·1y
freelancing: How I got clients, part 1 (5min read)
It took the author two years to get his first freelance client, but the process gradually sped up thanks to structured methods. He outlines the importance of preparation, including having a well-crafted resume, a short verbal presentation, understanding the best times for seeking contracts, and utilizing tools like Calendly and Briskine to optimize the job search process. Essential tips include providing numerical details in resumes, practicing self-descriptions, and using dedicated communication tools to streamline interactions with potential clients.
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Web Tools Weekly·1y
CSS Tools, AI Tools, Uncats
WorkOS offers a modern identity platform for B2B SaaS with easy integration and free user management up to 1 million MAUs. Chris Kiehl shares his changed opinions on software development after 10 years. Discover various tools for CSS & HTML, including dual-range inputs, scroll-driven animations, and easing function editors. Explore AI tools like aiCoder for JavaScript and frameworks for deploying autonomous AI agents. Uncategorizable tools include services to transform screenshots into functional code and alternatives to traditional CAPTCHA systems.
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Community Picks·1y
My favourite command-line tools
This post details the author's favorite command-line tools that are installed on every machine they use. The tools include tmux, zsh, bat, eza, fzf, git-branch-i, jq, and neovim. The author explains their use cases and highlights the key features that make these tools indispensable. The post also notes the various methods used to install these tools across macOS, Arch Linux, and Windows.
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Code Monkey·1y
Multiplayer Game Development just got 100X FASTER!
Discover how multiplayer game development has become significantly faster with Unity's multiplayer play mode, which allows you to spawn multiple client instances within the editor. This new feature accelerates iteration speed, enabling quick code testing without needing to build for each client. Easily view separate console logs for each client window, and manage configurations and tags to streamline development further.
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Daily Dose of Data Science | Avi Chawla | Substack·1y
Postman AI Agent Builder
Postman's AI Agent Builder simplifies agent development by streamlining the integration and testing of over 100,000 APIs. Key updates include efficient LLM testing and evaluation, visual no-code agent and workflow orchestration, and tool generation for building and testing tools. These features save significant time and effort for AI developers.
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Machine Learning News·1y
4 Open-Source Alternatives to OpenAI’s $200/Month Deep Research AI Agent
OpenAI's Deep Research AI Agent is a powerful tool, but its $200 monthly fee is prohibitive for many. Thankfully, the open-source community provides cost-effective alternatives. Four prominent open-source AI research agents featured are Deep-Research, OpenDeepResearcher, Open Deep Research by Firecrawl, and DeepResearch by Jina AI. Each offers robust features like dynamic query generation, web scraping, and various LLM integrations, all while being fully customizable and self-hostable.
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Lobsters·1ystrace Wow Much Syscall
strace is a powerful system call tracer for Linux but comes with significant performance overhead and potential risks, making it unsuitable for use in production environments. The tool operates by pausing the target process for each syscall, causing a slowdown. Alternatives like perf_events may be more appropriate. The post offers insights into learning and using strace effectively, as well as similarities and differences with advanced tracers like SystemTap and ktap.
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