Paul Krill
Editor at Large

GitHub’s 7 top productivity tools for programmers

feature
Oct 13, 20166 mins

GitHub abounds with open source tools aimed at helping you build software faster. Devs find these seven among the best

Born of ingenuity — or, in some cases, laziness — programming tools created by developers for developers have become an essential component of modern software development. Developers seeking to enhance their productivity or simply cut down on keystrokes have enjoyed a boon of possibilities thanks to open source repo host GitHub.

Along with projects for purposes ranging from security to mobile development and browser extensions, GitHub features productivity tools for developers, aimed at helping them build software faster and with “fewer headaches.”

Here are seven developer tools currently atop GitHub’s productivity tools showcase, based on the number of stars received by GitHub users.

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Paul Krill

Paul Krill is editor at large at InfoWorld. Paul has been covering computer technology as a news and feature reporter for more than 35 years, including 30 years at InfoWorld. He has specialized in coverage of software development tools and technologies since the 1990s, and he continues to lead InfoWorld’s news coverage of software development platforms including Java and .NET and programming languages including JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP, Python, Ruby, Rust, and Go. Long trusted as a reporter who prioritizes accuracy, integrity, and the best interests of readers, Paul is sought out by technology companies and industry organizations who want to reach InfoWorld’s audience of software developers and other information technology professionals. Paul has won a “Best Technology News Coverage” award from IDG.

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