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Git Clients

diffnav – Git diff pager with file tree navigation

January 18, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

diffnav is a Git diff pager with a file tree, syntax-highlighted delta output, side-by-side comparisons, search and watch mode.

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GitTop – desktop client for GitHub notifications

January 16, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Programming

GitTop is a lightweight GitHub notifications client for Linux and Windows, with multiple accounts, prioritisation rules, and tray access.

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Coding

Seer – graphical frontend to GDB

January 7, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Programming

Seer is a Qt GUI front end to GDB, providing source-level debugging, variable tracking, breakpoint management and memory visualisation.

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nnd – terminal debugger for Linux

December 29, 2025 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

nnd is a fast terminal debugger for native Linux applications with breakpoints, source and assembly views, watches and type inspection.

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dirmap – generate annotated directory maps from source files

December 24, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

dirmap generates annotated directory maps from Markdown and source comments, with configurable matchers, ignore patterns, and table output.

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Documentation Generators

ROBODoc – generate documentation from source code comments

December 11, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

ROBODoc extracts structured code comments into technical reference documentation, with HTML cross-links and several output formats.

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zprint – reformat Clojure and ClojureScript source code

December 7, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

zprint reformats Clojure and ClojureScript code and EDN data, with custom layouts, namespace formatting and configurable styles.

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cljfmt – detect and fix formatting errors in Clojure code

December 6, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

cljfmt checks and fixes Clojure source formatting, with configurable indentation, namespace rewriting and project-wide style checks.

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cljstyle – tool for formatting Clojure code

December 2, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

cljstyle reformats Clojure source using configurable rules, with check, fix and pipe commands, namespace cleanup and diff output.

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YAPF – Python formatter based on clang-format

December 1, 2025 Eilidih Parris CLI, Programming

YAPF reformats Python source using configurable style rules, selective line formatting, custom profiles, and project settings.

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Coding

CGDB – lightweight terminal interface to GDB

October 1, 2025 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

CGDB provides a Vim-inspired terminal interface to GDB with source highlighting, visual breakpoints, searching and command history.

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ClangFormat – automatic source code formatter

September 1, 2025 Eilidih Parris CLI, Programming

ClangFormat applies consistent formatting to C and C++ projects, using configurable styles, editor integration and automated checks.

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gofumpt – stricter gofmt

August 28, 2025 Eilidih Parris CLI, Programming

gofumpt applies a stricter subset of gofmt formatting with additional opinionated rules, extra formatting checks and deterministic output.

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Uncrustify – highly configurable source code formatter

August 26, 2025 Eilidih Parris CLI, Programming

Uncrustify formats C and C++ code with detailed control over indentation, whitespace, braces, alignment and consistent coding styles.

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Vet – examines Go source code and reports suspicious constructs

August 25, 2025 Eilidih Parris CLI, Programming

Vet examines Go source code for suspicious constructs, supports JSON output and suggested fixes, and can run alternative Go analysis tools.

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golangci-lint – fast Go linters runner

August 17, 2025 Eilidih Parris CLI, Programming

golangci-lint runs a large collection of Go linters and formatters with caching, parallel execution, autofixes and flexible configuration.

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autopep8 – automatically format Python code to follow PEP 8

August 7, 2025 Eilidih Parris CLI, Programming

autopep8 corrects Python code to follow PEP 8 conventions, with selectable fixes, configurable formatting and automated checks.

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isort – Python utility and library to sort imports

August 6, 2025 Eilidih Parris CLI, Programming

isort organises Python imports into configurable groups, sorts modules consistently, and checks import layout across projects.

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Black – opinionated Python code formatter

August 5, 2025 Eilidih Parris CLI, Programming

Black applies a consistent style to Python code, supports selective formatting and notebooks, and reduces unnecessary code review changes.

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Google Firebase

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Google Firebase

June 28, 2025 Steve Emms Programming, Software

Google Firebase is a platform developed by Google for creating mobile and web applications. What are the best free and open source alternatives?

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