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This is the content of the newsletter sent on 2024-05-16.
Contents
CodeRabbit – AI code reviews.
Elvish – Modern shell & scripting.
Extension.js – Browser extension framework.
IDX – Google’s AI assisted IDE.
Chapar – API testing.
June – Gradual, safe systems languard.
Cap – Open source screen sharing.
Kaytu – Cloud usage analysis CLI.
Pintora – Text to diagrams library.
Interesting tools
Each week we review 2-3 of the most interesting developer tools. Here's what we featured this week. View the full archive.
CodeRabbit
AI code reviews.
What we like: Analyzes PRs and adds LLM-generated reviews. Includes a high-level summary, per file summary, and specific-line comments where appropriate. Can respond to follow up questions in-line within the PR. Considers the context of linked issues to evaluate whether they are solved by the PR. Configurable via a YAML file.
What we don't like: Requires GitHub or GitLab. Doesn't provide review comments for code formatting related changes - you probably need a linter as well.
✦ Sponsored: All reviews are editorially independent and partners must meet our selection criteria.
Elvish
Modern shell & scripting.
What we like: Shell scripting with an interactive shell. Distributed as a static (Go) binary so works on (and can easily be shipped to) lots of platforms. Shell shows errors before execution e.g. undefined variables to avoid unexpected behavior. Built-in searchable directory and command history. Also has a file manager UI.
What we don't like: It’s pre-v1.0 so there may be breaking changes.
Review permalinkExtension.js
Browser extension framework.
What we like: Browser extension development framework. Allows you to write extensions for most browsers using TypeScript / JS, React and CSS. Supports calling into WebAssembly. Dev command supports live reload. Helps build & package for distribution.
What we don't like: No support for Safari or mobile browsers like Firefox for Android & Safari on iOS.
Review permalinkNew betas & early release programs
We also include some of the more interesting beta and early access releases. Here's the ones we featured this week. View the live list on Beta Console.
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