Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Tool TL;DR – Popular Software Tools Explained in Layman's Terms launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Tool Finder▲1,327

   Your shortcut to better software

   2025 · toolfinder.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Software Daily - 10 Philosophies for Engineers▲71

   Strategies and reflections on software engineering

   2016 · softwareengineeringdaily.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Stack Overflow Documentation▲227

   A crowdsourced developer documentation

   2016 · stackoverflow.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   retrieve.tools▲286

   AI tool database organized by industry, function, and task

   2025 · retrieve.tools · its alternatives →

5. 5
   companies.tools▲263

   See which apps are used by your favourite product's teams

   2022 · efficient.app · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Matterhorn▲163

   Simple and light-weight project management tool

   2015 · matterhorn.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Software Design Decoded: 66 Ways Experts Think▲62

   Little book of big ideas

   2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Devmag▲133

   A network re-thought for software developers

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Mixture▲90

   Frontend development tools made easy

   2013 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    devtooly▲207

    Directory of tools organized by category for frontend devs

    2022 · logntrack.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    IT Tools▲144

    Collection of handy online tools for devs, with great UX

    2022 · it-tools.tech · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Mythical Man-Month▲84

    Essays on software engineering

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    lagom▲109

    A simplistic presentation generator

    2016 · lagom.re.im · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Hello Tech Pros: Confirmation Bias▲60

    The 3rd dysfunction of a software team

    2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Software Engineering Daily: Reality with Donald Hoffman▲56

    The world through the lens of software.

    2017 · softwareengineeringdaily.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Software Development Trends 2018▲126

    Trends and data from 9 tech firms

    2018 · codingsans.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Hello Tech Pros: Cowboy Coding▲61

    The first dysfunction of a software team

    2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Software Engineering Daily: Twilio Engineering with Pat Malatack▲58

    The world through the lens of software.

    2017 · softwareengineeringdaily.com · its alternatives →

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    Software Engineering Daily: Translation with Vasco Pedro▲54

    The world through the lens of software.

    2017 · softwareengineeringdaily.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    BitScoop▲124

    Create software better, faster, smarter.

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    WhatTheFIsML▲110

    An illustrated guide to understanding Machine Learning

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Hello Tech Pros: Hacking for Fun and Proft▲66

    But mostly for fun

    2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Developer Handbook▲80

    Online handbook for the software engineering community

    2014 · toptal.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Office Manager's Tech Stack▲84

    A collection of tools to keep the office moving

    2015 · its alternatives →

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