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HLint – suggests improvements to Haskell code

September 5, 2025 Eilidih Parris Programming

HLint is a tool for suggesting possible improvements to Haskell code.

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Coding

Ormolu – formatter for Haskell source code

September 4, 2025 Eilidih Parris Programming

Ormolu formats Haskell source code using GHC’s parser, with minimal diffs, predictable layouts, selective formatting and CI checks.

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Git Clients

Useful Free and Open Source Git Tools

September 4, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Programming, Utilities

Git is an open source distributed version control system which was originally designed by Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux.

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Gaphor – simple UML and SysML modeling tool

September 3, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Programming

Gaphor is an approachable UML, SysML, RAAML and C4 modeling application with standards-based models, diagrams and report generation.

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stylish-haskell – simple Haskell code prettifier

September 3, 2025 Eilidih Parris Programming

stylish-haskell is a simple Haskell code prettifier. This tool tries to help where necessary without getting in the way.

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ClangFormat – automatic source code formatter

September 1, 2025 Eilidih Parris CLI, Programming

ClangFormat applies consistent formatting to C and C++ projects, using configurable styles, editor integration and automated checks.

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tidyall – all-in-one code tidier and validator

August 31, 2025 Eilidih Parris Programming

tidyall is your all-in-one code tidier and validator bringing together a variety of code tidiers and validators.

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Super-linter – collection of linters and code analyzers

August 30, 2025 Eilidih Parris Programming

Super-linter is a ready-to-run collection of linters and code analyzers, to help validate and fix your source code.

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MegaLinter – analyzes the consistency of your code

August 30, 2025 Eilidih Parris Programming

MegaLinter combines code linting, formatting and security checks with local and CI/CD workflows, automated fixes and detailed reports.

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remarklint – check Markdown code style

August 29, 2025 Eilidih Parris Programming

remark-lint provides extensible remark plugins and presets for checking Markdown style, document structure and consistency in workflows.

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gofumpt – stricter gofmt

August 28, 2025 Eilidih Parris CLI, Programming

gofumpt applies a stricter subset of gofmt formatting with additional opinionated rules, extra formatting checks and deterministic output.

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HTML-validate – offline HTML5 validator

August 27, 2025 Eilidih Parris Programming

HTML-validate is an Offline HTML5 validator. It validates either a full document or a smaller (incomplete) template

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LintHTML – HTML5 linter and validator

August 27, 2025 Eilidih Parris Programming

LintHTML is a fork of htmllint featuring a built-in CLI and multiple bug fixes and improvements.

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Uncrustify – highly configurable source code formatter

August 26, 2025 Eilidih Parris CLI, Programming

Uncrustify formats C and C++ code with detailed control over indentation, whitespace, braces, alignment and consistent coding styles.

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Coding

Staticcheck – advanced Go linter

August 26, 2025 Eilidih Parris CLI, Programming

Using static analysis, Staticcheck finds bugs and performance issues, offers simplifications, and enforces style rules.

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Vet – examines Go source code and reports suspicious constructs

August 25, 2025 Eilidih Parris CLI, Programming

Vet examines Go source code for suspicious constructs, supports JSON output and suggested fixes, and can run alternative Go analysis tools.

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OCLint – static code analysis for C, C++ and Objective-C

August 25, 2025 Eilidih Parris CLI, Programming

OCLint finds code smells, unused code and excessive complexity in C, C++ and Objective-C, with configurable checks and reporting.

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Coding

cpplint – static code checker for C and C++

August 24, 2025 Eilidih Parris CLI, Programming

cpplint checks C and C++ source against Google’s style guide, with configurable filters, recursive scanning and CI-friendly reports.

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Cppcheck – static analysis tool for C and C++

August 23, 2025 Eilidih Parris CLI, GUI, Programming

Cppcheck analyses C and C++ code for undefined behaviour, memory errors and portability issues, with CLI and GUI tools and custom rules.

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Coding

Perl-Critic – static analyzer

August 21, 2025 Eilidih Parris Programming

Perl::Critic is an extensible framework for creating and applying coding standards to Perl source code.

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