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whatstyle – find a code format style

January 25, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

whatstyle finds a code format style that fits given source files.

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Files

Athas – cross-platform code editor

January 25, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Programming

Athas is a lightweight, cross-platform code editor, built with Tauri (Rust and React) with Git support, AI agents, vim keybindings.

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Git Clients

wtp – enhanced Git worktree management

January 23, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

wtp (Worktree Plus) is a powerful Git worktree management tool that extends git’s worktree functionality

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CSS

brick – Haskell TUI programming toolkit

January 23, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

brick is a Haskell terminal user interface (TUI) programming toolkit.

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CPU

Alternatives to popular CLI tools: make

January 23, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming, Software

This article spotlights alternative tools to make, a utility which controls the generation of executables and other non-source files.

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scss-lint – keep SCSS files clean and readable

January 23, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

scss-lint is a tool to help keep your SCSS files clean and readable by running it against a collection of configurable linter rules.

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Git Clients

LazyWorktree – Git worktree management for the terminal

January 22, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

LazyWorktree is a terminal interface for Git worktrees with forge status, sessions, hooks, notes, custom commands and container integration.

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PDF

pdfcpu – PDF processing library

January 22, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

pdfcpu is a PDF processing library written in Go that supports encryption and offers both an API and a command-line interface (CLI).

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Stylelint – CSS linter

January 22, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

Stylelint is a CSS linter that helps you avoid errors and enforce conventions.

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tuicr – TUI for code review

January 22, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

tuicr is a TUI tool that lets you review AI-generated diffs like a GitHub pull request, right from your terminal.

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Coding

Odin – programming language

January 21, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Odin is a programming language with distinct typing, built for high performance, modern systems, and built-in data-oriented data types.

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CSS

Ratatui – create terminal user interfaces

January 21, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

Ratatui is a Rust crate for cooking up TUIs. It provides a simple and flexible way to create text-based user interfaces.

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JSON Tools

jiq – interactive JSON query tool

January 21, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

jiq is an interactive JSON query tool with real-time output.

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Git Clients

gohome – Git standup and activity reporting CLI

January 21, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

gohome automates your daily status reporting by recursively scanning your workspace to find git repositories.

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postcss-bem-linter – BEM linter for PostCSS

January 21, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

BEM-style describes CSS that follows a more-or-less strict set of conventions determining what selectors can be used.

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Framework

Cobra – library for creating powerful modern CLI applications

January 20, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

Cobra is a library for creating powerful modern CLI applications.

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UnCSS – removes unused CSS from stylesheets

January 19, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

UnCSS is a tool that removes unused CSS from your stylesheets. It works across multiple files and supports Javascript-injected CSS.

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Beartype – fast runtime type checking for Python

January 19, 2026 Eilidih Parris Programming

Beartype checks Python type annotations at runtime using decorators and import hooks, with support for custom validators and containers.

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vcs2l – fork of vcstool

January 19, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

vcs2l is a fork of vcstool which is a version control system (VCS) tool, designed to make working with multiple repositories easier.

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CSS

cview – terminal-based user interface toolkit

January 19, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming, TUI

cview is a terminal-based user interface toolkit. This package is a fork of tview.

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