--- title: Best Pointer posts — October 2023 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted Pointer posts from October 2023, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/pointer/best-of/2023/10 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/pointer/best-of/2023/10 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best Pointer posts — October 2023 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted Pointer posts from October 2023, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of Pointer — October 2023 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/usebruno-bruno-opensource-ide-for-exploring-and-testing-api-s-lightweight-alternative-to-postman-i-2ozcq1nx4 "usebruno/bruno: Opensource IDE For Exploring and Testing Api's (lightweight alternative to postman/insomnia)") Article Pointer · 3y usebruno/bruno: Opensource IDE For Exploring and Testing Api's (lightweight alternative to postman/insomnia) Bruno is an open-source IDE for exploring and testing APIs. It offers a lightweight alternative to Postman and similar tools. Bruno stores API collections directly on the user's filesystem using a plain text markup language called Bru. It allows collaboration through Git or any version control system. Bruno is offline-only, prioritizing data privacy and device storage. 157 3 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/random-thoughts-15-years-into-software-engineering-9n5ipr3jy "Random Thoughts 15 years into Software Engineering") Article Pointer · 3y Random Thoughts 15 years into Software Engineering The author shares insights and lessons learned from their 15 years in software engineering, including the importance of avoiding absolutes, considering debuggability, managing scope, and taking ownership of systems. 122 6 3. 3 [](https://daily.dev/posts/twentyhq-twenty-building-a-modern-alternative-to-salesforce-powered-by-the-community--3dprupfgz "twentyhq/twenty: Building a modern alternative to Salesforce, powered by the community.") Article Pointer · 3y twentyhq/twenty: Building a modern alternative to Salesforce, powered by the community. Twenty CRM is a modern open-source CRM that offers full control and freedom to users. It allows users to shape the CRM according to their business objectives and provides powerful features. Users can add, filter, sort, edit, and track customers, create opportunities for each company, see rich notes tasks displayed in a timeline, create tasks on records, and navigate quickly using keyboard shortcuts and search. Frequent updates and extensibility are also promised. Joining the movement and getting started with Twenty CRM is encouraged. 69 2 4. 4 [](https://daily.dev/posts/iamkun-dayjs-day-js-2kb-immutable-date-time-library-alternative-to-moment-js-with-the-same-modern-nxa9vrxlk "iamkun/dayjs: ⏰ Day.js 2kB immutable date-time library alternative to Moment.js with the same modern API") Article Pointer · 3y iamkun/dayjs: ⏰ Day.js 2kB immutable date-time library alternative to Moment.js with the same modern API Day.js is a minimalist JavaScript library for parsing, validating, manipulating, and displaying dates and times. It is a fast 2kB alternative to Moment.js with a similar API. Day.js is immutable, chainable, and supports internationalization. The library is compatible with all browsers. 50 2 5. 5 [](https://daily.dev/posts/gethomepage-homepage-a-highly-customizable-homepage-or-startpage-application-dashboard-with-doc-7umzps4g3 "gethomepage/homepage: A highly customizable homepage (or startpage / application dashboard) with Docker and service API integrations.") Article Pointer · 3y gethomepage/homepage: A highly customizable homepage (or startpage / application dashboard) with Docker and service API integrations. Homepage is a highly customizable application dashboard with integrations for over 100 services, support for multiple languages, and various widgets. It can be easily configured via YAML files or through Docker label discovery. 44 2 6. 6 [](https://daily.dev/posts/wasp-lang-wasp-the-fastest-way-to-develop-full-stack-web-apps-with-react-node-js--pxinmb7rp "wasp-lang/wasp: The fastest way to develop full-stack web apps with React & Node.js.") Article Pointer · 3y wasp-lang/wasp: The fastest way to develop full-stack web apps with React & Node.js. Wasp is a framework for developing full-stack web apps with React and Node.js. It offers quick start, no boilerplate code, and no lock-in. It provides features such as full-stack auth, RPC, simple deployment, jobs, email sending, and full-stack type safety. Wasp works by generating the full source of the web app based on a configuration file and source files with unique logic. 41 3 7. 7 [](https://daily.dev/posts/forty-years-of-programming-cqktmjqzj "Forty years of programming") Article Pointer · 3y Forty years of programming The author shares their experience of programming for forty years and discusses how they solved their physical pain issues with an ergonomic setup, including an Evoluent VerticalMouse 4, Magic Trackpad, KINESIS Freestyle2 keyboard, KINESIS Advantage2 keyboard, and Ergodox EZ keyboard. They also mention using a standing desk and managing stress through rock climbing. 40 3 8. 8 [](https://daily.dev/posts/formbricks-formbricks-open-source-surveys-experience-management-solution-qh8ruozkm "formbricks/formbricks: Open Source Surveys & Experience Management Solution") Article Pointer · 3y formbricks/formbricks: Open Source Surveys & Experience Management Solution Formbricks is an open-source survey and experience management solution for fast-growing companies. It helps make customer-centric decisions based on data by allowing users to create in-product micro-surveys, choose from pre-made templates, target specific user groups, and integrate with various tools. Formbricks is built using TypeScript and other open-source technologies. 38 9. 9 [](https://daily.dev/posts/omnigres-omnigres-postgres-as-a-platform-p6xgpaevi "omnigres/omnigres: Postgres as a Platform") Article Pointer · 3y omnigres/omnigres: Postgres as a Platform Omnigres is a developer-first application platform that allows you to deploy a single database instance to host your entire application. It supports running application logic inside or next to the database instance, provisioning deployment via Git or containers, serving HTTP, WebSocket, and other protocols, in-memory and volatile on-disk caching, routine application building blocks like authentication and authorization, reactive queries for database-modeled application logic, automagic remote APIs and form handling, and live data updates. 36 3 [See all Pointer archives](/sources/pointer/best-of) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/pointer/best-of/2023/10#page","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/pointer/best-of/2023/10","name":"Best Pointer Posts — October 2023","description":"The most upvoted Pointer posts from October 2023, curated by the daily.dev community.","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","url":"https://daily.dev"}},{"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/pointer/best-of/2023/10#items","numberOfItems":9,"itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/usebruno-bruno-opensource-ide-for-exploring-and-testing-api-s-lightweight-alternative-to-postman-i-2ozcq1nx4","name":"usebruno/bruno: Opensource IDE For Exploring and Testing Api's (lightweight alternative to postman/insomnia)"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/random-thoughts-15-years-into-software-engineering-9n5ipr3jy","name":"Random Thoughts 15 years into Software Engineering"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/twentyhq-twenty-building-a-modern-alternative-to-salesforce-powered-by-the-community--3dprupfgz","name":"twentyhq/twenty: Building a modern alternative to Salesforce, powered by the community."},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/iamkun-dayjs-day-js-2kb-immutable-date-time-library-alternative-to-moment-js-with-the-same-modern-nxa9vrxlk","name":"iamkun/dayjs: ⏰ Day.js 2kB immutable date-time library alternative to Moment.js with the same modern API"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/gethomepage-homepage-a-highly-customizable-homepage-or-startpage-application-dashboard-with-doc-7umzps4g3","name":"gethomepage/homepage: A highly customizable homepage (or startpage / application dashboard) with Docker and service API integrations."},{"@type":"ListItem","position":6,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/wasp-lang-wasp-the-fastest-way-to-develop-full-stack-web-apps-with-react-node-js--pxinmb7rp","name":"wasp-lang/wasp: The fastest way to develop full-stack web apps with React & Node.js."},{"@type":"ListItem","position":7,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/forty-years-of-programming-cqktmjqzj","name":"Forty years of programming"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":8,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/formbricks-formbricks-open-source-surveys-experience-management-solution-qh8ruozkm","name":"formbricks/formbricks: Open Source Surveys & Experience Management Solution"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":9,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/omnigres-omnigres-postgres-as-a-platform-p6xgpaevi","name":"omnigres/omnigres: Postgres as a Platform"}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sources","item":"https://daily.dev/sources"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Pointer","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/pointer"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Best of","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/pointer/best-of"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"October 2023"}]}]} ```