🔓5 Open Source Tools That Changed My Development Workflow Forever

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  1. helmfile

    Declaratively deploy your Kubernetes manifests, Kustomize configs, and Charts as Helm releases. Generate all-in-one manifests for use with ArgoCD.

    Helmfile fixed that problem for good.

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  3. zx

    A tool for writing better scripts

    Zx solves these problems by letting you write shell scripts in JavaScript or TypeScript. It is maintained by Google and is perfect if you are a JS lover.

  4. fx

    Terminal JSON viewer & processor

    Fx improves this with an interactive JSON processor made for developers. It combines viewing capabilities with powerful transformation functions that make complex data manipulation simple.

  5. refined-github

    :octocat: Browser extension that simplifies the GitHub interface and adds useful features

    Refined GitHub addresses these issues with a lot of improvements that can make GitHub more productive. Some great features that it has:

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