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Here's the latest newsletter sent on 2026-02-05.

Contents

Interesting tools

Each week we review 2—3 of the most interesting developer tools. Here's what we featured this week.

memlab

Find JS memory leaks.

What we like

Supports analysis of Chrome browsers, Electron, and NodeJS. Uses the Puppeteer API to automate memory analysis using browsers. Create files defining how to interact with pages. Can be used as an NPM package to run end to end tests. Includes a visual debugger.

What we don't like

Only supports Chromium-based browsers.

Whosthere

LAN discovery tool.

What we like

Scans your local network (mDNS and SSDP) to find devices, identifying them using ARP and manufacturer metadata lookup. Doesn’t require elevated privileges. Can also (optionally) scan ports. Built as a TUI, but can also run in the background with a queryable API. Supports themes.

What we don't like

Designed as a TUI so the CLI command is more limited.

Betas and previews

Here's the interesting beta and early access releases we featured this week.

  • Coi

    Web app component framework.

    Developer Tools
  • nanolang

    Experimental language for LLMs.

    Developer Tools
  • zerobrew

    Drop-in Homebrew alternative.

    Misc
  • Fence

    Container-free app sandbox.

    Developer Tools
  • Prek

    Pre-commit replacement.

    Developer Tools
  • mactop

    Apple Silicon Monitor Top.

    Misc

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