What I consider to be the best software in my work developing and managing sites for major brands. Clients love my work, and my work wouldn't be possible without these software products and standards.
Advanced Custom Fields helps you create data in WordPress with the flexibility of a professional Content Management System. WordPress is designed for blogging, ACF extends it with powerful custom content and a UI to make it dead easy.
Custom fields for WordPress.
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a simple mechanism for adding style (e.g., fonts, colors, spacing) to Web documents.
JavaScript (sometimes shortened to JS) is a lightweight, interpreted, object-oriented language with first-class functions, most known as the scripting language for Web pages, but also used in many non-browser environments.
Server-side scripting language designed for web development, featuring HTML embedment and extensive community support, suitable for dynamic content creation.
nginx ("engine x") is an HTTP web server, reverse proxy, content cache, load balancer, TCP/UDP proxy server, and mail proxy server.
Best web server for many applications.
Open-source HTTP server offering cross-platform support, modular architecture, secure configuration, robust content delivery, and extensive authentication features.
De facto web server.
Web browser built on an open-source platform featuring multiple account support, integrated password manager, dark mode, real-time translation, and seamless cross-device syncing.
Google open source browser.
Open-source browser with Gecko engine, supporting HTML add-ons and providing privacy features like Enhanced Tracking Protection and third-party cookie blocking.
Best open source browser.
MAMP installs a local server environment in a matter of seconds on your computer. It comes free of charge, and is easily installed. MAMP will not compromise any existing Apache installation already running on your system.
Perfect local server.
Webpack is a module bundler for modern JavaScript applications. When webpack processes your application, it recursively builds a dependency graph that includes every module your application needs, then packages all of those modules into a small number of bundles — often only one...
What I put all those modules together.
Open-source software for creating websites and blogs with an emphasis on accessibility, ease of use, performance, and security.
De facto CMS. So many themes plugins.
Node.js is a platform built on Chrome's JavaScript runtime for easily building fast, scalable network applications.
JavaScript on the backend.
npm is a package manager for Node.js that is run through the command line and manages dependencies for an application. It is the predominant package manager for Node.js.
De facto package manager for Node. Yarn what?
Free, extensible code editor with Git integration, AI-driven IntelliCode, and 30,000+ extensions, supporting various languages like Python, Java.
Best IDE.
Explore diverse software alternatives using a crowdsourced discovery service featuring apps for Windows, Mac, Linux, and mobile, with personalized lists.
So meta. ; )
Protects websites with front-end proxy, dynamic DNS, CDN, and firewall; blocks DDoS and targeted attacks, optimizes traffic, and analyzes threats.
This incredible company is on the frontend of client websites sites whenever possible.
Self-hosted GPL-licensed analytics with advanced privacy, customizable reports, insights on visitor languages, search keywords, and real-time traffic sources.
Open Source analytics. De facto Google Analytics alternative.
Gain insights into website traffic with Advanced Segmentation, Custom Reporting, and data visualization. Enhance marketing and conversions effortlessly.
De facto website analytics.
Share buttons by AddToAny, the universal sharing platform for websites and apps. Share to Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, WhatsApp, Google, Reddit, and many more.
Best share buttons for websites. Excellent documentation. The best plugins.
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