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This is the content of the newsletter sent on 30 Mar 2023.


Contents

Nobl9 – SLO management.

Woodpecker – Open source CI.

bat – A better cat (file viewer).

Cursor – AI-enhanced code editor.

Cody – AI coding assistant.

OrbStack – macOS container/VM management GUI.

Tigris Data – Serverless NoSQL DB + search

Quickwit – Search & analytics engine.

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.

Nobl9

SLO management.

What we like: Aggregates observability data from multiple sources (CloudWatch, Prometheus, Datadog, Grafana, etc) to calculate Service Level Objectives. Normalized data across sources - powerful query language for accessing the right data. Can be configured in code (YAML, Terraform, OpenSLO standard) or via the UI. Visual service health map dashboard view.

What we don't like: UI has no native dark mode. Can be complex to set up from scratch (docs provide useful examples and templates for some platforms e.g. k8s).

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Woodpecker

Open source CI.

What we like: Self-hosted. Each step is isolated and runs as a container. Define the commands in a config file in your repo with any Docker image as the context. Uses a persistently mounted volume to pass input/output files through the steps. Flexible conditional execution, supports matrix builds, services e.g. databases. Backed by SQLite by default.

What we don't like: Limited pre-built images and plugins - smaller ecosystem than GitHub Actions, for example. Self-hosting is the point, but it does mean you have to run and manage everything yourself.

bat

A better cat (file viewer).

What we like: Replaces cat. Supports syntax highlighting and has a Git integration showing modifications in the gutter. Includes line numbers (by default, can be disabled) and a pager. Detects non-interactive usage and turns off all the fancy features for full cat compatibility. Single, open source Rust binary with packages for most platforms.

What we don't like: Line numbers get in the way of copy/paste, so you need to remember to launch it with the -p plain flag as needed.

New 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.

Cursor

AI-enhanced code editor.
Developer Tools
Open Source, Open access

Cody

AI coding assistant.
Developer Tools
Open Source, Open access

OrbStack

macOS container/VM management GUI.
Developer Tools
Desktop, Open access

Tigris Data

Serverless NoSQL DB + search
Database
Open Source, Open access

Quickwit

Search & analytics engine.
Database
Open Source, Open access