Recommended Development Resources

The point of this page is to collect a list of recommended programs, applications, and websites for performing development tasks.

Naming Libraries and Repos

https://namelix.com

Namelix uses AI to generate possible names for your package. You provide keywords about your package, tweak some options, and it returns tons of results. You can customize the length and style (mispellings, rhyming words, etc.) of the generated names.

Drawing Documentation Diagrams

https://excalidraw.com

Excalidraw has an easy to use API which allows you to quickly draw UML-like diagrams. You can export the diagram as a PNG or SVG (embedding the code for the diagram in the image so you can modify it later). Another cool feature is that you can share the diagram with other people and you can all work on the diagram in real time.

Creating ASCII File Structure Diagrams

https://ascii-tree-generator.com/

This is a simple web app which provides a GUI that acts like a file browser. In the GUI you can create folders and files and drag them around to nest them. The app then generates an ASCII representation of the file system which you can then copy/paste into documentation (or wherever else you want to put the diagram).