As a Programmer, I Beat Boredom Using these 11 Mac Homebrew Tools
Let’s beat boredom like an actual programmer
It’s very rare I feel bored — coz I’m constantly on my toes, juggling my day job of programming, blogging, freelancing and Netflix.
But when I’m bored, I timepass like an actual programmer. You’ll know what it means.
Here I explain to you 11 of my favourite Homebrew tools that I use when I’m bored — for timepass, productivity, and knowledge.
PS: If you’re a programmer too, you’ll love the 10th tool — howdoi.
Tools included in the article:
1 — wordplay (Anagram generator)
2 — daktilo (Plays typewriter sounds every time you press a key)
3 — c2048 (Console version of 2048)
4 — countdown (Terminal countdown timer)
5 — snownews (Text mode RSS newsreader)
6 — circumflex (Hacker News in your terminal)
7 — moon-buggy (Drive some car across the moon)
8 — cmatrix (Console Matrix)
9 — hblock (Adblocker that creates a hosts file from multiple sources)
10 — howdoi (Instant coding answers via the command-line)
11 — shpotify (Command-line interface for Spotify on a Mac)
