Benchmarks-first reviews of developer tools — tested over 30+ days in real codebases.
Tool Reviews
Hono is a fast, lightweight web framework that runs natively on Cloudflare Workers, Bun, Deno, Node.js, AWS Lambda, and Fastly. Here's what makes it worth choosing and where it fits in a modern TypeScript stack.
16 July 2026
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Kysely is a TypeScript SQL query builder that infers the types of your query results from your database schema, catching column name typos, missing joins, and type mismatches at compile time rather than in production.
16 July 2026
Tool Reviews
git diff's default output is functional but barely. delta is a syntax-highlighting pager for git that transforms diffs into something you'd actually want to read — side-by-side diffs, line numbers, merge conflict resolution, and configurable themes.
15 June 2026
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Trigger.dev v3 brings a fundamentally different approach to background jobs in TypeScript: tasks run as durable functions with built-in retry, queuing, and long timeout support — without managing a separate queue infrastructure or Celery-style worker pool.
15 June 2026
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Warp terminal's AI command lookup, block-based output, and team sharing features reviewed against iTerm2 and Alacritty -- who should actually make the switch.
18 May 2026
Tool Reviews
We used both for 6 months across real engineering projects. Here's the honest breakdown of when Linear wins, when Jira is unavoidable, and how to make the switch.
14 April 2026
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A direct comparison of GitHub Copilot and Cursor in 2026 -- context depth, multi-file edits, pricing, and which tool wins for solo devs vs engineering teams.
8 April 2026
Tool Reviews
Docker Desktop's licensing costs pushed teams to look elsewhere. Here's how Rancher Desktop, OrbStack, Podman, and Colima stack up in 2026 for real dev workflows.
18 March 2026
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We used Cursor as our primary editor for 90 days across a TypeScript monorepo and a Python data pipeline. Here's what it actually does well, what it doesn't, and whether it's worth $20/month.
13 February 2026
Tool Reviews
We tested 40+ developer tools across 6 categories over 90 days. Here's what made the cut, what didn't, and why.
17 January 2026
Tool Reviews
A straight-talking comparison of the top API testing tools in 2026 -- which one's right for solo devs, small teams, and enterprises who've had enough of Postman's pricing.
10 January 2026