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Oct 2024
54m 29s

838: Productivity Tools for Web Develope...

Wes Bos & Scott Tolinski - Full Stack Javascript Web Developers
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Get your productivity game on point! Scott and Wes serve up the best tools for web developers, covering everything from password managers and to-do apps to mind-mapping tools and little scripts that make life easier. Plus, find out what snippet managers they swear by and how they keep their email under control.

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