Useful-dev-apps.md

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+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`).