The best tools for 2021

There are many services that can turn coding from endlessly searching for bugs into a productive and enjoyable experience. Today, we'll take a look at some of them.

Services for working with prototypes

Proto.io

The online service Proto.io will help to create a prototype of a web resource, conduct usability testing, check the operation of blocks and their interaction, project security, and much more. Data browsing, as well as navigation and testing of the functionality, take place directly in the browser. You can also make the necessary edits right there.

Figma

Figma tool performs site prototyping as well. With its help, the development team can design pages, taking into account even the smallest details and getting the picture that will be presented to the user.

Tools to simplify development

Visual Studio Code (VSC)

You can edit, build, and debug source code in VS Code on macOS, Windows, and Linux. There is navigation, node and debug adapters, own repositories, and support for Microsoft Azure, Node, React, Python, Angular.

HUGO

Hugo Static Site Generator is a program for processing structured source data (media files, templates, texts) and generating HTML files ready for uploading to a server. Data processing is fast, but you need to interact with the program in the command line mode.

Sketch2Code

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Sketch2Code is capable of converting a hand-drawn website layout into HTML code. Microsoft development simplifies the layout process, and also offers sample designs for project pages.

Yarn

The service, co-created by Tilde, Facebook, Exponent, and Google, makes it easy to build projects. Yarn is an alternative to npm and is 20% faster than its counterpart.

GitHub package registry

The GitHub package registry service supports .Net (NuGet), JavaScript (npm), Ruby (RubyGams), Java (Maven), and Docker. Its functionality is constantly expanding, and private and public packages are published on GitHub along with the open-source.

Services for working with media files

FavIcon Generator

The online service FavIcon Generator will help you create a site favicon. In a few clicks, it allows you to create icons in sizes of 16x16, 32x32, and 48x48 pixels.

Orion Icon

The Orion Icon Library provides flat, color, line, and solid icons for a variety of topics. SVG files and vector graphics are available. The advantage of the service is the ability to create your own collection for a specific project.

Fontello

The Fontello generator creates icons in web font format. The online service page contains icons that you can edit and customize to create a collection for your own project.

Photo hosting

Here are some high-quality photo and video resources:

Flickr has been used for storing and using digital photographs and videos since 2004 and is still quite popular.
Pexels allows downloading images even to unregistered users.
500px presents works of professional photographers.

Testing services

Firebug

The Firebug plugin for the Firefox browser provides developers with the ability to monitor, debug, and edit JavaScript, CSS, and HTML code.

Jest

JavaScript code can be tested with the help of the Jest framework. The service supports projects in Vue, Babel, React, TypeScript, Angular, Node, etc.

PerfectPixel

PerfectPixel Chrome Extension helps you perform a pixel-by-pixel comparison of your website layout with your existing project. The translucent image is reflected over the HTML page making it easier to check the quality of the layout.

Load Impact

The cloud service generates a test load with a large volume of traffic for sites, web applications, mobile applications, and various APIs. If necessary, Load Impact emulates the simultaneous visit of more than a million users.

BugHerd

BugHerd will help you to debug the site at the development stage. The tool analyzes the connections between the user and the server. In case of a data transfer error, the developer will receive a detailed description of the malfunction and a report on the stability of the system. BugHerd is a cloud service that makes it easy to synchronize the work of a geographically dispersed team.

There are functions for filtering and sorting, delegating tasks, setting priorities, and accessing levels. The possibility of communication and exchange of feedback within the team is available. You can try the functionality of the service in the free version, and then you will have to pay $ 29 per month.

Website Vulnerability Scanner

The website Vulnerability Scanner is an online tool that allows you to check site vulnerabilities. It checks the resource by reference and generates a report.