Is there anything like a curated list or Wiki of Software Engineering tools; a place where you'd go to see what tools are used for a given task. For instance, tools for Configuration Management, frameworks for Web dev, Database systems, etc.
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#2The awesome lists you'll find on Github sound like they might be what you want, e.g. awesome-docker, awesome-flask, awesome-elixir, etc etc.
You can find a curated master list of awesome lists here: https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome
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#3Zeef appears to have curation down to a science:
https://zeef.com/
Examples: https://linux.zeef.com and https://databases.zeef.com
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#4We've got a good number of tools on StackShare https://stackshare.io/categories
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#5The awesome lists you'll find on Github sound like they might be what you want, e.g. awesome-docker, awesome-flask, awesome-elixir, etc etc. You can find a curated master list of awesome lists here: https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome
Thanks for sharing, that list of lists is great.
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#6Zeef appears to have curation down to a science: https://zeef.com/ Examples: https://linux.zeef.com and https://databases.zeef.com
Thanks for sharing!
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#7We've got a good number of tools on StackShare https://stackshare.io/categories
This is also great, thanks for sharing. Very informative without being overwhelming.
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#8What is the purpose of such lists? Aren't you just going to search via google or directly on github anyway?
My point is: A list is not worth much, if the criteria used for selecting the list's items, are not clearly stated.
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#9Honestly I'd much prefer to see more "comparison" type sites/pages.
Saying "use X for config management" does nothing but create a culture of followers who have no real idea why they do what they do.
Instead, pick a topic and try learning about the pros and cons of the available tools/solutions, and then consider the implications of using it for your environment (or for different types of environments if you do client work for example, and then experiment with it.
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#10Honestly I'd much prefer to see more "comparison" type sites/pages. Saying "use X for config management" does nothing but create a culture of followers who have no real idea why they do what they do. Instead, pick a topic and try learning about the pros and cons of the available tools/solutions, and then consider the implications of using it for your environment (or for different types of environments if you do clien…
Definitely. What I was looking for was a quick way to see what tools are trending in given niches. Stackshare achieves that.