Software Tools I Have Used and Evaluated

Sat, 2025 Mar 22 : Last updated on Sat, 2025 Mar 22 2 min read

Programming Languages

go: go is easy to use, simple, targets many OSes and Architectures (GOOS=windows, GOARCH=amd64). Use: go tool dist list to see the complete list. eg. http doc. Books: Effective Go, Language Spec.
- go embedded html fileserver: gist.
- air provides live reload for go apps. go install github.com/air-verse/air@latest
javascript: javascript is built into browsers. For the backend, I use deno as it can natively handle typescript code.
- authentication: firebase authentication code example.
- htmx: htmx enables interactivity with custom html attribute. code example.
- web components: vanilla js example. A library to make this easier would be lit. Browser usage.
rust: rust is low-level, memory-safe, fast language. Can target small microcontrollers like the CH32V003. Also good for creating fast, memory safe tooling (eg vite’s Oxc uses rust. tooling). Books: rust book, Effective Rust, Rust by Example.
- leap year example.

nats kv: nats can be embedded into your gobinary to provide a key-value store, object store in addition to providing event streams: jetstream.
chromem-go: chromem-go is a pure-go embeddable vector database. See code examples.
bolt: bolt is a pure Go key/value store library that has key prefix and range scanning. Think sqlite but without SQL and able to target any of gos targets
buntDB: buntDB is a low-level, in-memory, key/value store in pure Go. It persists to disk, is ACID compliant, and uses locking for multiple readers and a single writer. It supports custom indexes and geospatial data. It’s ideal for projects that need a dependable database and favor speed over data size.

nats: nats is small, fast and features location independence.
mqtt: nats can work as an mqtt broker. nats mqtt bridges mqtt and nats jetstream.

flutter: flutter targets android, ios, web, desktop. See also supported platforms.
- authentication: example code.