Jesper's dev blog

<p>This list is current as of October 2nd 2023.</p>
<h3 id="heading-web-front-end-development">Web front-end development</h3>
<ul>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.typescriptlang.org">TypeScript</a> ⭐2022</li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://esbuild.github.io/">esbuild</a> ⭐2022</li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://nodejs.org">Node.js</a> ⭐2022</li>
<li>Sass</li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://svelte.dev">Svelte</a> <em>(Phasing out)</em></li>
<li>Bootstrap <em>(Phasing out)</em></li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://prepros.io">Prepros</a> <em>(Phasing out)</em></li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://vuejs.org">Vue.js</a> (v. 2) <em>(Phasing out)</em></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="heading-web-back-end-development">Web back-end development</h3>
<ul>
<li>ASP.NET</li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/microsoft/ClearScript">ClearScript</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/rimland/EPPlus">EPPlus Free</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.hiqpdf.com/">HiQPdf</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/lunet-io/markdig">MarkDig</a></li>
<li>Swagger UI</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="heading-windows-desktop-development">Windows desktop development</h3>
<ul>
<li>SQLite</li>
<li>Advanced Installer</li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/microsoft/ClearScript">ClearScript</a></li>
<li>WPF (.Net) <em>(Phasing out)</em></li>
<li>WinForms (.Net) <em>(Phasing out)</em></li>
<li>HTML Help Workshop <em>(Phasing out)</em></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="heading-general-software-development">General software development</h3>
<ul>
<li>VB.Net / C#</li>
<li>Visual Studio 2022</li>
<li>Visual Studio Code</li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://git-fork.com">Fork</a></li>
<li>WinMerge</li>
<li>SQLite Studio</li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jetbrains.com/dotmemory">dotMemory</a> ⭐2023</li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/NuGetPackageExplorer/NuGetPackageExplorer">NuGet Package Explorer</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/martinjw/SmartPaster2013">SmartPaster</a> (Visual Studio extension)</li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/talend-api-tester-free-ed/aejoelaoggembcahagimdiliamlcdmfm">Talend API Tester</a></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="heading-server-software">Server software</h3>
<ul>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://simpledns.plus">Simple DNS Plus</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.2brightsparks.com/syncback/sbt.html">SyncBack Touch</a> ⭐2023</li>
<li>Windows Server 2022 ⭐2022</li>
<li>Windows Server 2019</li>
<li>IIS</li>
<li>Microsoft SQL server</li>
<li>SQLite</li>
<li>Certify SSL Manager</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="heading-services">Services</h3>
<ul>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://hashnode.com">Hashnode</a> ⭐2023</li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://my.pcloud.com">pCloud</a> ⭐2023</li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.lambdatest.com">LambdaTest.com</a> ⭐2022</li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://discord.com">Discord</a> ⭐2022</li>
<li>GitHub</li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.mailgun.com">Mailgun</a> (Bulk e-mail)</li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://notion.so">Notion</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://aws.amazon.com/lightsail">AWS Lightsail</a> (VPS hosting)</li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://contabo.com">Contabo</a> (VPS hosting)</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="heading-abandoned-but-still-great">Abandoned - but still great</h3>
<ul>
<li>Zoom Search Engine (replaced by <a target="_blank" href="/p61">SQLite Full Text Search</a>) 🚫2023
(https://www.2brightsparks.com/syncback/sbt.html)) 🚫2023</li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://nodejs.org">Node.js</a> (server software) (replaced by <a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/microsoft/ClearScript">ClearScript</a>) 🚫2023</li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://bunny.net?ref=6zqpuhlydw">Bunny.net</a> (CDN) 🚫2022</li>
<li>Bonobo Git Server 🚫2021</li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://shortcut.com">Shortcut</a> (formerly Clubhouse.io) (replaced by <a target="_blank" href="https://notion.so">Notion</a>) 🚫2021</li>
<li>Trello (replaced by <a target="_blank" href="https://notion.so">Notion</a>) 🚫2021</li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vultr.com">Vultr</a> (VPS hosting)</li>
</ul>


This list is current as of October 2nd 2023.

### Web front-end development

- [TypeScript](https://www.typescriptlang.org) ⭐2022
- [esbuild](https://esbuild.github.io/) ⭐2022
- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org) ⭐2022
- Sass
- [Svelte](https://svelte.dev) *(Phasing out)*
- Bootstrap *(Phasing out)*
- [Prepros](https://prepros.io) *(Phasing out)*
- [Vue.js](https://vuejs.org) (v. 2) *(Phasing out)*

### Web back-end development

- ASP.NET
- [ClearScript](https://github.com/microsoft/ClearScript)
- [EPPlus Free](https://github.com/rimland/EPPlus)
- [HiQPdf](http://www.hiqpdf.com/)
- [MarkDig](https://github.com/lunet-io/markdig)
- Swagger UI

### Windows desktop development

- SQLite
- Advanced Installer
- [ClearScript](https://github.com/microsoft/ClearScript)
- WPF (.Net) *(Phasing out)*
- WinForms (.Net) *(Phasing out)*
- HTML Help Workshop *(Phasing out)*

### General software development

- VB.Net / C#
- Visual Studio 2022
- Visual Studio Code
- [Fork](https://git-fork.com)
- WinMerge
- SQLite Studio
- [dotMemory](https://www.jetbrains.com/dotmemory) ⭐2023
- [NuGet Package Explorer](https://github.com/NuGetPackageExplorer/NuGetPackageExplorer)
- [SmartPaster](https://github.com/martinjw/SmartPaster2013) (Visual Studio extension)
- [Talend API Tester](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/talend-api-tester-free-ed/aejoelaoggembcahagimdiliamlcdmfm)


### Server software

- [Simple DNS Plus](https://simpledns.plus)
- [SyncBack Touch](https://www.2brightsparks.com/syncback/sbt.html) ⭐2023
- Windows Server 2022 ⭐2022
- Windows Server 2019
- IIS
- Microsoft SQL server
- SQLite
- Certify SSL Manager


### Services

- [Hashnode](https://hashnode.com) ⭐2023
- [pCloud](https://my.pcloud.com) ⭐2023
- [LambdaTest.com](https://www.lambdatest.com) ⭐2022
- [Discord](https://discord.com) ⭐2022
- GitHub
- [Mailgun](https://www.mailgun.com) (Bulk e-mail)
- [Notion](https://notion.so)
- [AWS Lightsail](https://aws.amazon.com/lightsail) (VPS hosting)
- [Contabo](https://contabo.com) (VPS hosting)


### Abandoned - but still great
- Zoom Search Engine (replaced by [SQLite Full Text Search](/p61)) 🚫2023
(https://www.2brightsparks.com/syncback/sbt.html)) 🚫2023
- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org) (server software) (replaced by [ClearScript](https://github.com/microsoft/ClearScript)) 🚫2023
- [Bunny.net](https://bunny.net?ref=6zqpuhlydw) (CDN) 🚫2022
- Bonobo Git Server 🚫2021
- [Shortcut](https://shortcut.com) (formerly Clubhouse.io) (replaced by [Notion](https://notion.so)) 🚫2021
- Trello (replaced by [Notion](https://notion.so)) 🚫2021
- [Vultr](https://www.vultr.com) (VPS hosting)

My developer tech stack

Web front-end development

Web back-end development

Windows desktop development

General software development

Server software

Services

Abandoned - but still great