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Chaqmoq – non-blocking server-side web framework

February 24, 2026 Eilidih Parris Programming

Chaqmoq is a non-blocking server-side web framework. This is free and open source software written in Swift.

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Hummingbird – lightweight, flexible server framework

February 24, 2026 Eilidih Parris Programming

Hummingbird is a lightweight, flexible server framework written in Swift. This is free and open source software.

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Perfect – web server and toolkit

February 24, 2026 Eilidih Parris Programming

Perfect is a web server and toolkit for developers using the Swift programming language to build applications and other REST services.

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Kitura – web framework for server-side Swift

February 24, 2026 Eilidih Parris Programming

Kitura is an open source web framework for server-side Swift. It was originally developed by IBM but is now a community-run project.

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SwiftNIO – event-driven network application framework

February 24, 2026 Eilidih Parris Programming

SwiftNIO is an asynchronous event-driven network application framework for development of high performance protocol servers and clients.

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Vapor – server-side Swift HTTP web framework

February 24, 2026 Eilidih Parris Programming

Vapor is a hugely popular server-side Swift HTTP web framework. It provides a beautifully expressive and easy to use foundation for your next website or API.

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6 Top Free and Open Source Swift Web Frameworks

February 24, 2026 Eilidih Parris Programming, Roundup

Here’s our verdict on the best Swift web frameworks. We only recommend free and open source software here.

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GCLI – interact with GitHub and more

February 23, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

GCLI is a portable CLI tool for interacting with Git(Hub|Lab|Tea), Forgejo and Bugzilla from the command line.

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6 Best Free and Open Source GUI Prototyping Tools

February 23, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Programming, Roundup

Whether it is by pure experimentation or transforming a vision into something tangible, prototypes help assist in testing and building while preserving overall design consistency.

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8 Top Free and Open Source Kotlin Web Frameworks

February 23, 2026 Eilidih Parris Programming, Roundup

One of the types of software that’s important for a web developer is the web framework. We explore the best Kotlin web frameworks.

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Juliaup – Julia version manager

February 22, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Juliaup is a cross-platform installer for the Julia programming language.

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8 Top Free and Open Source Nim Web Frameworks

February 22, 2026 Eilidih Parris Programming, Roundup

We look at the best free and open source Nim web frameworks. Nim is a statically typed compiled systems programming language.

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Git Clients

mergiraf – git merge driver

February 21, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

Mergiraf can solve a wide range of Git merge conflicts. That’s because it’s aware of the trees in your files!

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BablerEdit – desktop translation editor

February 21, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Programming

BablerEdit is a modern, open-source desktop translation editor for managing multi-language localization files.

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CSharpier – opinionated code formatter for C# and XML.

February 20, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

CSharpier is an opinionated code formatter for C# and XML. It parses your code and re-prints it using its own rules.

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8 Top Free and Open Source Dart Web Frameworks

February 20, 2026 Eilidih Parris Programming, Roundup

Dart is a multi-paradigm, object-oriented, class defined, garbage-collected, scripting language using a C-style syntax that transcompiles optionally into JavaScript.

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Jaspr – modern web framework for building websites in Dart

February 20, 2026 Eilidih Parris Programming

Jaspr is a modern web framework for building websites in Dart. Supports client-side and server-side rendering, and static site generation.

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typos – source code spell checker

February 19, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

typos finds and corrects spelling mistakes among source code: Fast enough to run on monorepos. Low false positives so you can run on PRs.

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5 Top Free and Open Source OCaml Web Frameworks

February 17, 2026 Eilidih Parris Programming, Roundup

Here’s our verdict on the best OCaml web frameworks. We only recommend free and open source software here.

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critique – review git diffs

February 16, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

critique is a terminal UI for reviewing git diffs with syntax highlighting, split view, and word-level diff.

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