Here are the tools I use on a regular basis, and were used in the development of this project
Notepad++ : https://notepad-plus-plus.org/
This is my primary editor, and I've been using it for quite a number of years. It has a lot of features and I use most of them on a regular basis. I've tried other editors but found them to be lacking in regards to the features I use. For example in Notepad++ I use :
Markdown Edit : http://markdownedit.com/
A handy program to have for editing markdown files. I've tried a number of them and this one works best for Git style markdown files. I also use it for Bitbucket markdown, but should be noted that Git and Bitbucket are slightly different in regards to the markdown that's recognized.
AstroGrep : http://astrogrep.sourceforge.net/
Anyone who has been working in Linux (or Unix for some of us "old timers") you have probably use the command-line utility grep. It is useful, but a gui version is so much better! And that's what this is. It's a GUI grep tool with the ability to tie in to your editor. For example you can configure AstroGrep to open a found file in your editor on the line you've double-clicked on in the results pane.
Windows Search: Admittedly, definitely not the best. But it works. If I find a better file search I'll be sure to note it here.
Winmerge : http://winmerge.org/
What's the difference? Being able to see the differences between two source files can mean the difference between finding the bug quickly or potentially taking a real long time.
This application will allow you to edit or copy changes from one file to another. It can also be used to compare the contents of a folder against another.
Gitkraken : https://www.gitkraken.com/
This is my favorite Git UI tool. It works perfectly for Github and Bitbucket. It's free for non-commercial use. And it also runs on Mac and Linux.
Visual Studio Code : https://code.visualstudio.com/
Very helpful with debugging JavaScript on Node.
Postman : https://www.getpostman.com/
If you do any kind of API work this tool is indispensable.
For normal operations I will be hosting the Node and the client applications on a NAS. But for development and testing I'm using a web server application to host the client files.