7 Essential Developer Tools to Boost Your Productivity
7 Essential Developer Tools to Boost Your Productivity
Suraj Vishwakarma
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Introduction
In this rapidly evolving tech world, we see lots of dev tools getting launched every day. Most of them aren’t great that can run in the long run, but a few of them actually can enhance the development process. These tools can quickly help enhance productivity, efficiency, and the overall quality of their work.
I believe if there are tools that can help me in my workflow, I am open to trying them. This tool can help increase my productivity. We are going to look into some tools, from documentation to AI code-writing tools.
So, let’s dive into the tools that can help in maximizing your coding prowess.
Sourcegraph
Universal code search and intelligence platform for developers
Sourcegraph is a powerful code search and intelligence platform that helps developers understand, explore, and fix code across massive codebases. Unlike basic search tools, it provides semantic code search, cross-repository navigation, and code intelligence—making it easy to find references, definitions, and dependencies across projects.
It supports natural language queries, so you don’t need to memorize file paths or method names. Many large teams use Sourcegraph to onboard faster, understand legacy code, and accelerate debugging.
It integrates directly with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and VS Code, making it an essential tool for developers dealing with large or complex codebases.
Supabase
Supabase is an open source Firebase alternative for building secure and performant Postgres backends with minimal configuration.
If you follow my blog, then you definitely know this tool. It is one of the best tools that I discovered in the past year. I almost use this tool in every project without any hesitation. Supabase is a powerful backend-as-a-service platform that allows developers to easily build scalable web applications with serverless functions and a PostgreSQL database.
It has been my go-to tool for Authentication since I first used it. It supports Email, Phone, and 17 major third-party OAuth providers. It has a free tier that is best for building individual projects. You can always upgrade to another version whenever you need.
Their support system is quite fast and efficient. I have mostly used their free tier and never had a problem with the support system.
GitPod
Gitpod is an open-source development platform for remote development. Accelerate your team's developer experience, remote collaboration, and security - to ship new products faster and more securely.
This is available as a Chrome extension and as a stand-alone website. I mostly used the Chrome extension on GitHub. It provides me with an online editor in the form of VS Code. I use this extension to review code with changes. It has the full support of VS Code such as extension and theme.
Gitpod offers features like code navigation, intelligent code completion, and integrated terminal access. It also supports collaboration, allowing multiple developers to work on the same project simultaneously, with real-time code synchronization and shared development environments.
Postman
Postman simplifies each step of the API lifecycle and streamlines collaboration so you can create better APIs—faster.
Postman is an API development and testing tool. It allows developers to design, document, and test APIs easily. With Postman, you can make HTTP requests, view responses, and create automated test suites to ensure the proper functioning of your APIs.
Tabnine
AI-powered code completion that helps you write code faster
Tabnine is an AI coding assistant that provides predictive code completions directly in your IDE. Trained on billions of lines of open-source code, it helps you write functions, classes, and even boilerplate code in seconds.
Unlike traditional autocomplete, Tabnine learns from your project’s specific patterns and adapts over time. It integrates with VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, and more. If you want a balance between productivity and privacy, Tabnine also offers on-premise models.
CodiumAI
Generate meaningful tests for your code with AI
CodiumAI helps developers write tests automatically using AI. Instead of spending hours creating unit tests and integration tests, CodiumAI analyzes your code and generates test suites that cover multiple scenarios.
It integrates with popular IDEs like VS Code and JetBrains and provides detailed test suggestions alongside explanations. This ensures that your codebase not only works but is also well-tested—a crucial factor for building maintainable and bug-free applications.
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Conclusion
All these tools are awesome tools that can help boost your productivity. I have been using these tools to enhance my productivity. I will definitely recommend you try these and integrate them into your workflow. Find what best suits your workflow.
I hope this article has helped you know some tools that will help in your workflow. Thanks for reading the article.