Tools
These are the tools I often use across a project to understand the problem and plan the build. The rings, adapted from Thoughtworks' Technology Radar, show how much I use and recommend each one: Adopt, Trial, Assess, or Hold.
Product & researchData & integration
Build & operateAnalytics & GIS
AdoptProduct & research#1
GitHub Projects
Simple, spreadsheet like project management with custom fields and easy to manage sprints.
docs.github.com ↗Adopt16
1GitHub Projects
2Figma
6Miro
7Markdown
12PostgreSQL & MySQL
13MongoDB
14Google Sheets
16Open Data Kit (ODK)
22Open Source BI: Superset or Metabase
23Jupyter Notebooks
24R
26Mapbox
32VS Code
33Frontend
34Tailwind CSS
35Backend
Trial11
4Claude Design
5Dovetail
8Jira
11Airflow
15Swagger
25QGIS
27Google Looker Studio
28Power BI
36FreshService
37MCP & Agent Tooling
38Ollama
Assess06
10GitBook
17Airtable
19Microsoft Power Platform
20Enterprise & Low-Code Platforms
21M&E Platforms
39ServiceNow
Hold06
3Balsamiq
9Asana
18OpenFN
29Elastic
30ArcGIS
31Tableau