We need more zero config tools

1. yadm

   1 85 5,748 8.2 Python

   Yet Another Dotfiles Manager

   

   For managing config files I use yadm https://yadm.io/, which I learned of on HN.

   Among other great features, it lets me tailor settings per OS (Windows, Mac, Linux) and per client. And my settings are all in git, so they’re easy to save and copy around, and they’re all in one place, not dependent on each tool to know how to save their settings on some server.

2. InfluxDB

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   InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.

   

3. shell-bling-ubuntu

   2 13 107 7.8 Shell

   A few scripts to be run on a fresh-off-the-presses Ubuntu VM, in order to get its shell nice 'n purdy.

   

   Zero config tools are quite excellent. I include quite a few of them in https://github.com/hiAndrewQuinn/shell-bling-ubuntu , although I also include high-config stuff in there at well so people can compare and contrast - you've got `hx` right next to a fully decked-out `nvim`, for example.

4. dotfiles

   3 8 363 8.4 Shell

   My dotfiles, managed with https://chezmoi.io. (by twpayne)

   

   Have you used Chezmoi (https://chezmoi.io) before? I've been using that for a few years now; I'd be curious to understand how YADM compares.

5. insta-infra

   4 6 154 9.8 Go

   Quickstart for any service

   

   This was also my philosophy behind creating insta-infra (https://github.com/data-catering/insta-infra). Single command to run any service. No additional thinking required.

   Too many times I've become very frustrated when an installation doesn't work the first time or it has some dependencies that you haven't installed (or worse, you have a different version). Then you end up in some deep rabbit hole that you can't dig out from. Now for each tool I make, it must have a quick start with a single command.

6. neovim

   5 1,431 90,252 10.0 Vim Script

   Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability

   

   I try to do this as well, with the notable exceptions of neovim, zsh, and tmux.

   My zsh configuration, despite being quite large, has never broken in strange and hilarious ways when adopting a new version of zsh. The opposite is true for neovim, and to a lesser degree, tmux.

   Nearly every time I install a neovim update, something breaks (often LSP-related). The devs don't seem to give a rat's ass about backwards compatibility.

   They also introduce silly issues like this[1], which are innocuous but annoying, and are then super pissy with people trying to comment on the issue to add context/etc.

   All this to say: I'm definitely in the market for a new editor that has better defaults. Having to ditch my vim muscle memory is non-ideal, though.

   [1]: https://github.com/neovim/neovim/issues/28058

7. helix

   6 451 37,951 9.9 Rust

   A post-modern modal text editor.

   

   Maybe you've already heard about it but Helix (https://helix-editor.com/) mostly just works out of the box.

8. fzf

   7 431 70,890 9.7 Go

   :cherry_blossom: A command-line fuzzy finder

   

   fzf (https://github.com/junegunn/fzf) is really great. Very useful for providing a quick and easy user interface. For example, I use it to fuzzy find inside git branches to have an "improved checkout". I do that since at work branches are usually named "-", it's faster to search for the issue number.

9. SaaSHub

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   SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews. SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives

   

10. lowfi

    8 1 760 9.1 Rust

    An extremely simple lofi player.

    

    Another relatively new tool that contrasts complex music players: https://github.com/talwat/lowfi

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