Allen Helton

I'm not sure I'll ever use another IDE again. I came from a background where Visual Studio was the go-to, but it was always so heavy and resource intensive. Once I switched to VSCode, I was hooked. It's light, easily customizable, and fully integrates with git!

This is a great Infrastructure from Code app. The code is intuitive and the dashboard is super easy to discover new features. I like how it shows you everything deployed in your account with links directly to them. I built an API with Nitric and it took me only a fraction of the time it would have normally if I was building one with a standard IaC product.

I use SendGrid for powering my newsletter. I love how simple they make the commands and the user interface is very intuitive. My only issue is with the API documentation. It is a little stale and leaves you hunting for the correct schema a bit. But once you find it, it works great. I use the dynamic templates, marketing segments, single sends, the API, and analytics. It is fully featured and the free tier is among the best out there.