# Useful dev apps

The followings are useful apps for developers available on `choco` (Windows) and other package managers (probably):

## Tools

### System utils

| App           | What                               | How to install                |
| ------------- | ---------------------------------- | ----------------------------- |
| ChocolateyGUI | GUI for `choco`                    | `choco install chocolateygui` |
| [AutoHotKey]  | Programmable hotkeys and shortcuts | `choco install autohotkey`    |

[AutoHotKey]: https://www.autohotkey.com

### Media

| App          | What                                            | How to install             |
| ------------ | ----------------------------------------------- | -------------------------- |
| [webp]       | Convert images to WebP                          | `choco install webp`       |
| [youtube-dl] | Download videos from youtube and other websites | `choco install youtube-dl` |

[webp]: https://developers.google.com/speed/webp
[youtube-dl]: https://ytdl-org.github.io/youtube-dl/index.html

### Development tools

| App      | What                                      | How to install         |
| -------- | ----------------------------------------- | ---------------------- |
| [ngrok]  | Reverse proxy for exposing local services | `choco install ngrok`  |
| [protoc] | Protocol Buffer compiler                  | `choco install protoc` |

[ngrok]: https://ngrok.com/
[protoc]: https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers

### Shell utils

| App      | What                               | How to install         |
| -------- | ---------------------------------- | ---------------------- |
| [fzf]    | Fuzzy finder, see [better-cli]     | `choco install fzf`    |
| [jq]     | Query JSON using selectors         | `choco install jq`     |
| [pandoc] | Convert between markup/doc formats | `choco install pandoc` |
| sudo     | "sudo"-like shell helper           | `choco install sudo`   |

[fzf]: https://github.com/junegunn/fzf
[better-cli]: https://git.fromouter.space/Hamcha/stuff/src/branch/master/better-cli.md
[jq]: https://stedolan.github.io/jq/
[pandoc]: https://pandoc.org/

### Programming languages and runtimes

| App              | How to install          |
| ---------------- | ----------------------- |
| [deno]           | `choco install deno`    |
| [elixir]         | `choco install elixir`  |
| [erlang]         | `choco install erlang`  |
| [LLVM]           | `choco install llvm`    |
| [nvm] (Node)     | `choco install nvm`     |
| [php]            | `choco install php`     |
| [Python] 2.x[^1] | `choco install python2` |
| [Python] 3.x[^1] | `choco install python3` |
| [yarn]           | `choco install yarn`    |
| [zig]            | `choco install zig`     |

[nvm]: https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm
[yarn]: https://yarnpkg.com/
[php]: https://www.php.net/
[deno]: https://deno.land/
[elixir]: https://elixir-lang.org/
[erlang]: https://erlang.org/
[LLVM]: https://llvm.org/
[Python]: https://www.python.org/
[zig]: https://ziglang.org/

[^1]: You might want to [disable their builtin alias to the Windows Store versions](https://git.fromouter.space/Hamcha/stuff/src/branch/master/better-cli.md)

### Docker / Kubernetes

| App              | What                                               | How to install                  |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- |
| [Docker CLI]     | Docker CLI for remote docker                       | `choco install docker-cli`      |
| [Docker Compose] | Docker Compose CLI                                 | `choco install docker-compose`  |
| [Kubernetes CLI] | kubectl CLI for remote k8s                         | `choco install kubernetes-cli`  |
| [Helm]           | Kubernetes package manager                         | `choco install kubernetes-helm` |
| [Kustomize]      | K8S templating                                     | `choco install kustomize`       |
| [Minikube]       | Run kubernetes locally (on HyperV or [VirtualBox]) | `choco install minikube`        |
| [Skaffold]       | Kubernetes dev and deploy tool                     | `choco install skaffold`        |

[Docker CLI]: https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/cli/
[Docker Compose]: https://docs.docker.com/compose/
[Kubernetes CLI]: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubectl/overview/
[Helm]: https://helm.sh/
[Kustomize]: https://kustomize.io/
[Minikube]: https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube
[VirtualBox]: https://www.virtualbox.org/
[Skaffold]: https://skaffold.dev/

## FAQ

### Why not just use installers

Package management is not just convenient for installing, you can also upgrade all your packages with `choco upgrade PACKAGENAME`!

If you use ChocolateyGUI, you can check see all your installed packages, which ones have upgrades available and update all of them with one click!

### What if I need particular options

Some packages (like `php`) have special flags (like `/DontAddToPath`).