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Show Notes

03:30 - Lucy Language

https://lucylang.org/
A concise language for describing Finite State Machines

06:10 - MDSvex

https://github.com/pngwn/MDsveX
Mdx for Svelte
Smartypants options transforms ASCII punctuation into fancy typographic punctuation HTML entities
https://github.com/rehypejs/awesome-rehype

09:56 - RECut

https://getrecut.com/

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

https://tableplus.com/
Fantastic little DB tool

23:59 - Obsidian Update

https://obsidian.md/

Wes: I haven’t got into it - find myself still going back to VS Code

26:50 - Descript Update

https://www.descript.com/
All-in-one audio and video editing, like a doc

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