Inspired by Sam Hotchkiss’s post What’s your WordPress Development Setup?, I decided to give a quick run down of the tools I use as a WordPress developer.
My WordPress Development Setup
Hardware
- 2013 MacBook Pro 13″ Retina with 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD
for me this machine is the perfect combination of screen size, speed, portability, and power - 27″ Monoprice Monitor
- Monoprice Mechanical Keyboard – I love the feel of a mechanical keyboard and this was the cheapest one I could find
- Microsoft IntelliMouse Optical Mouse – D58-00026 – This mouse just feels right and the fact it has a wire means I never have to worry about batteries or a charge
Software
- Git with Iron Code Git Enhancements for Git status in the command-line prompt and tab completion
- VVV with a modified Custom file for port forwarding, which allows me to preview sites on other devices
- MacVim as my editor with my chosen Vim customizations and plugins
- Quicksilver Application Launcher – while everyone else seems to be using Alfred, I’ve not yet found a compelling reason to change
- Google Chrome as my browser of choice
- Dropbox
- KeePassX for password management (coupled with Dropbox and the iOS version for access on the go)
- Adobe Photoshop CC
- Cyberduck for SFTP/FTP
Online Services
- Harvest – for time tracking and billing
- Xero – for financial bookkeeping
- Feedbin RSS Reader
Image credit: Fox Sitcom Family Guy
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