Essential Programmer Utilities

Every two years or so I publish a list of the utilities I find indispensable. It is interesting to me which ones last year after year (e.g., Evernote) and which fall off the list—often because the functionality I want has been absorbed into Microsoft software I’m already using.

Here is 2026’s list…

Lists are always subjective, but it is helpful, I think, to exchange favorites now and again. Here’s my list in no particular order

Visual Studio 2026 – goes without saying that this is ...