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Appendix A: Extra Tools

This is a collection of some of the academic staff’s favourite tools.

Version Control Tools

Git Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs)

Note

A graphical user interface is an interface that permits interaction with git system commands in an easier way. They are especially good for visualising code changes in large repositories or for developers new to git.

Tool
GitKraken
Sourcetree

Integrated Development Environment (IDE) Tools

Note

An integrated development environment is a software application that provides comprehensive facilities to computer programmers for software development. An IDE normally consists of at least a source code editor, build automation tools and a debugger.

IDEs

IDE	Development Type
VSCode	Web
IntelliJ	Java
PyCharm	Python
Webstorm	Web
Eclipse	Java
Android Studio	Android
XCode	iOS

VSCode Plugins

Plugin	Description
Prettier	Code formatting.
Gitlens	Git visualisation.
Bracket Pair Colorizer	Colours brackets to more easily distinguish.
Live share	Great for pair programming.
ESLint	Linting.
Spell checker	Spell checker that works with camel case.

IntelliJ Plugins

Plugin	Description
Code With Me
Rainbow Brackets	Colorises brackets to easily distinguish.
PlantUML integration	A plugin to create diagrams.
One Dark Theme

Communication Tools

Slack Plugins

Tool	Description
Geekbot	Virtual stand-ups within slack.

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