PocketArC LogoPocketArC

Bookmarks

In the same vein as the ‘awesome [thing]’ lists you've seen everywhere, instead of bookmarking websites and never revisiting them, I'm collecting all the links I find useful here (easy to quickly Cmd-F!). Inspired by Giles Turnbull's Shoebox.
This is very much a work in progress, not an exhaustive list (yet!).

Fire Snap

Make screenshots look great with a pretty background.

https://www.firessnap.com
toolsmarketing

Rocket

Mind-blowing emoji picker for Mac.

https://matthewpalmer.net/rocket
toolsmac app

Checklist for changing your data model in a web application

A checklist for zero-downtime migrations. First step is to decouple migrations from deployments; they should not be part of the same process.

https://rtpg.co/2021/06/07/changes-checklist.html
referenceweb developmentdatabases

Apple Password Rules

How to give password generators guidance on what to include in a password.

https://developer.apple.com/password-rules/
toolsweb developmentsecurity

The Handbook Directory

A directory of internal onboarding/cultural corporate handbooks.

https://handbook.directory/
referencebusinesshr

Prompt Engineering Guide

A comprehensive guide to prompt engineering, wiht a focus on the latest research and techniques.

https://www.promptingguide.ai/
referenceweb developmentai

Random Things to Do

A fun generator of random things to do in different categories.

https://randomthingstodo.com/
referencefun

Branded Types in TypeScript

Give your strings meaningful types so you can't accidentally use a 'Hash' where you meant a 'Salt'.

https://www.carlos-menezes.com/post/branded-types
referencetypescript

A taxonomy of tech debt

Bill Clark discusses classifying and managing tech debt at Riot. A great perspective - classifying tech debt correctly is a great way to prioritize and manage it.

https://technology.riotgames.com/news/taxonomy-tech-debt
referencebusinesstech debt

Modern Font Stacks

A collection of system font stacks organized by typeface classification for every modern OS.

https://modernfontstacks.com/
referencedesigntypography

Built for Mars

A library of UX case studies, cheatsheets, design psychology and examples.

https://builtformars.com
referencedesignux

The Most Officialest SkiFree Home Page!

SkiFree! The classic game from the 90s. Hadn't thought of it in ages, then came across this site and wanted to bookmark it.

https://ski.ihoc.net/
referencefun

Cry Once a Week

A website dedicated to helping you have a good cry for stress relief. It's all videos, and it does work.

https://www.cryonceaweek.com
referencewellness

Proxyman

A modern HTTP debugging proxy for inspecting, intercepting, and modifying network traffic. Came across it after seeing HN discussion about alternatives to Charles Proxy.

https://proxyman.com
toolsmac appweb development

Tints

Generate 11-color Tailwind CSS palettes from a single hex color. Supports oklch, hex, and hsl exports, plus an API for programmatic access.

https://tints.dev
toolsdesignweb development

ASCII Clouds

Interactive ASCII art generator using Perlin noise. Renders animated cloud patterns with customizable wave, color, and threshold settings. Very cool.

https://caidan.dev/portfolio/ascii_clouds/
toolsfundesign