7 Developer Tools Nobody Talks About (That I Use Every Day)

I've been building tools and web scrapers for 2+ years, and some of my most-used tools are ones I never see mentioned in any 'awesome tools' list. Here are 7 that I use almost daily: 1. httpbin.org — Test Any HTTP Behavior Free hosted service that echoes back whatever you send it. Invaluable for debugging: import requests # See exactly what headers you're sending r = requests . get ( " https://httpbin.org/headers " ) print ( r . json ()) # Test POST data r = requests . post ( " https://httpbin.org/post " , json = { " test " : True }) print ( r . json ()[ " json " ]) # echoes back your payload # Simulate slow responses r = requests . get ( " https://httpbin.org/delay/3 " ) # 3-second delay 2. jq Playground (jqplay.org) You know jq for CLI JSON parsing. But the web playground lets you test complex jq expressions interactively — paste JSON, write filters, see results instantly. I use it when dealing with complex nested API responses (like GitHub's or FRED's). 3. crt.sh — Free SSL Certific