Best Dev Tools & IDEs for Founders
8 tools reviewed honest opinions, no fluff.
Our Picks
The dev tools & ides tools we recommend most for founders.
VS Code
The code editor. Extensions for everything, built-in terminal, Git integration. Free, fast, universal.
Use when: You write code, period
GitHub
Where code lives. Version control, CI/CD, project management, and the world's largest open source community.
Use when: You write code and need version control
All Dev Tools & IDEs Tools
8 tools reviewed with honest opinions.
VS Code
The code editor. Extensions for everything, built-in terminal, Git integration. Free, fast, universal.
Use when: You write code, period
Docker
Containers that work everywhere. Package your app and its dependencies into one portable unit. DevOps essential.
GitHub
Where code lives. Version control, CI/CD, project management, and the world's largest open source community.
Use when: You write code and need version control
CodeSandbox
Browser-based dev environment. Share a running app with a link. Perfect for prototyping and collaboration.
GitBook
Beautiful documentation from markdown. Perfect for API docs, knowledge bases, and internal wikis.
Terraform
Infrastructure as code. Define your cloud resources in files, deploy with one command. DevOps cornerstone.
Git client that lets you work on multiple branches simultaneously. Built in Rust by a GitHub co-founder. Git, modernised.
JavaScript on the server. The runtime that powers half the web. If you know JS, you can build backends.
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