In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about the hottest new tech they love!
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Show Notes
03:30 - Lucy Language
06:10 - MDSvex
09:56 - RECut
12:26 - Fig
- https://fig.io/
- It’s an app you install on your computer, it adds autocomplete to your terminal
- Works with most popular terminals
- Autocompletes git commands
- NPM commands + tons more - npm install ___ works
- Adds descriptions of what each command does
- Mac only - again another reason why Mac is best!
- Themeable
- Why not use Fish/ZSH?
- This isn’t a replacement for anything, it’s just autocomplete on top
- These fish plugins are to vim, as Fig is to VS Code
- Better UI is KEY
15:56 - Warp
- https://www.warp.dev/
- Rust-based termnial
- Very fast
- Extensions and themes
- Share commands and sessions
- Great for remote server dev
- Share terminal state - with share links
19:33 - Raycast
- https://www.raycast.com/
- App launcher
- File Finder
- Workflow runner
- Everyone is asking why is it better than Alfred
- better UI
- Better outputs math
- Better defaults - currency conversion
- Fast as hell
- Better integrations
- More Flexible
21:26 - Table Plus
23:59 - Obsidian Update
- Wes: I haven’t got into it - find myself still going back to VS Code
26:50 - Descript Update
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