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This Week's Best Developer Tools & Betas
TanStack Charts, Flet, size-limit, Intent, Oxynote, Clef, K2 - the best tools for developers
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A weekly digest of the best developer tools — We keep track of everything - dev tools, devops, cloud, and APIs - so you don't have to. Contents ✦ WarpBuild – More AI code, more CI costs [sponsor]. ＋ TanStack Charts – SVG and Canvas charts. ＋ Flet – Multi-platform apps in Python. β size-limit – JS size tracking. β Intent – CLI for shipping & maintaining skills. β Oxynote – Stripe-style API docs. β Clef – Open source decision model. β K2 – Serverless event streams. ✦ Sponsor WarpBuild - AI agents push more commits. WarpBuild runs GitHub Actions twice as fast at half the cost. ＋ Interesting tools Here are our developer tool picks of the week. TanStack Charts SVG and Canvas charts. What we like: SVG charts by default. Work directly with the points and marks so you can get low level, but still support labels, focus, tooltips, responsiveness. Compiles strict TypeScript. Completely customizable. D3-compatible. Lightweight (32kB) relative to other charting libraries. What we don't like: Specific “grammar of graphics” approach which delegates layout and rendering to the runtime. This results in superior charts, but is a particular approach you need to adopt. Flet Multi-platform apps in Python. What we like: Framework for developing web, mobile, desktop apps using Python. Allows you to use Python libraries across platforms. Supports hot reload. Build command for publishing on web, iOS, Android, macOS, Linux, Windows. Handles auto update, storage, auth, accessibility. What we don't like: Great for developers, but lacks a native feel for users of each platform. β New beta releases Here are the most interesting betas & early access releases this week: size-limit JS size tracking. Developer Tools, Open Source, Open access Intent CLI for shipping & maintaining skills. Developer Tools, Open Source, Open access Oxynote Stripe-style API docs. Developer Tools, Open Source, Open access Clef Open source decision model. AI, Open Source, Open access K2 Serverless event streams. DevOps, SaaS, Open access Reach out 👀 Found a tool you think we'd like? Email us. 🚀 Planning a launch or major release? Advertise with us. 🛠️ Building something developer first? We invest in devtools. ✦ Disclosure: All reviews are editorially independent and tools must meet our selection criteria - we do not run sponsored reviews and all reviews are written by a human. We do not track email opens, but do track clicks to refine our criteria. Sent by Console Ltd 483 Green Lanes London, N13 4FG United Kingdom. Ctrl+C? Update email address or unsubscribe.