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Covers fundamental CLI tools and utilities for software development: shells, Git, system package managers, Docker, SSH, curl, jq, regex, and build runners like Make.
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These are the tools every developer needs regardless of language or framework — the bedrock of the development environment. Whether you are writing Python, C#, Rust, or JavaScript, you will reach for these tools daily: a shell to run commands, Git to track changes, a package manager to install software, and containers to ship reproducible environments. Mastering this foundational layer makes ev...
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Provides step-by-step setup guides for developer environments on Windows, macOS, Linux, and WSL. Covers package managers, shells, VS Code, Docker, AI tools, databases, and security for new machine setups or team onboarding.
Generates professional bash/shell scripts with Google Shell Style Guide compliance, ShellCheck validation, cross-platform support (Linux/macOS/Windows/containers), POSIX compliance, security hardening, error handling, performance optimization, and BATS testing. Useful for automation, DevOps/CI/CD, build scripts, debugging.
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These are the tools every developer needs regardless of language or framework — the bedrock of the development environment. Whether you are writing Python, C#, Rust, or JavaScript, you will reach for these tools daily: a shell to run commands, Git to track changes, a package manager to install software, and containers to ship reproducible environments. Mastering this foundational layer makes everything built on top of it faster and more reliable.
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Developer Tools │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Shells: PowerShell Core, Bash/Zsh │
│ Version Control: Git │
│ Package Managers: choco, winget, brew, apt, snap │
│ Containers: Docker, Podman │
│ Remote Access: SSH, SCP │
│ HTTP Clients: curl, wget, HTTPie │
│ Data Processing: jq, yq │
│ Pattern Matching: Regular Expressions │
│ Build Runners: Make, Just, Task │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
| Need | Look In |
|---|---|
| Writing cross-platform shell scripts | powershell-core |
| Writing Unix shell scripts, Bash/Zsh automation | bash |
| Version control, branching, merging, rebasing | git |
| Installing system-level software and managing OS packages | package-managers |
| Containerizing applications, Docker Compose, Podman | docker |
| Remote server access, key management, tunneling | ssh |
| Making HTTP requests from the command line | curl |
| Parsing and transforming JSON or YAML data | jq |
| Text pattern matching, search-and-replace with regex | regex |
| Running build tasks, command orchestration | make |
| Tool | Windows | macOS | Linux |
|---|---|---|---|
| PowerShell Core (pwsh) | Yes (built-in on Win11, installable) | Yes (brew) | Yes (apt/dnf) |
| Bash | Yes (WSL, Git Bash) | Yes (built-in) | Yes (built-in) |
| Zsh | Yes (WSL) | Yes (default shell) | Yes (installable) |
| Git | Yes (winget/choco) | Yes (Xcode CLT / brew) | Yes (apt/dnf) |
| choco | Yes | No | No |
| winget | Yes (built-in on Win10+) | No | No |
| brew | No | Yes | Yes |
| apt | No | No | Yes (Debian/Ubuntu) |
| snap | No | No | Yes |
| Docker | Yes (Docker Desktop / WSL2) | Yes (Docker Desktop) | Yes (native) |
| Podman | Yes | Yes (brew) | Yes (native) |
| SSH / SCP | Yes (built-in on Win10+) | Yes (built-in) | Yes (built-in) |
| curl | Yes (built-in on Win10+) | Yes (built-in) | Yes (built-in) |
| wget | Yes (choco/winget) | Yes (brew) | Yes (built-in) |
| HTTPie | Yes (pip/choco) | Yes (brew) | Yes (apt/pip) |
| jq | Yes (choco/winget) | Yes (brew) | Yes (apt) |
| yq | Yes (choco/winget) | Yes (brew) | Yes (snap/apt) |
| Make | Yes (choco, WSL) | Yes (Xcode CLT) | Yes (built-in) |
| Just | Yes (cargo/choco) | Yes (brew/cargo) | Yes (cargo/apt) |
| Task (go-task) | Yes (choco/winget) | Yes (brew) | Yes (snap/apt) |