Hey hey hey, I'm back with the 6th installment of Ultra List! Last month has been so hectic, but I wouldn't miss this for anything. I know you guys love the resources. š
Let me start with the regular stuff first. There's plenty to show this month. I have an open-source project we released in August that I want to show you guys as well, so stick around until the end!
Freebies š
First things first! Let's explore the free stuff. Enjoy, and don't forget to thank the makers! š
Fonts
Fonts are such an important part of design, much more so than most people seem to realize. So let me share some cool, free fonts I found in August.
Icons have personalities of their own, and they can often make or break your design, so it's super important to pick the right ones. Here are some awesome icon packs for you to explore!
1. Money Vector Icons Set by Pixel Buddha šš¼ Link
2. Future Business Icon Pack by Photo3idea Studio
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Here are some standalone products I recently discovered that I found really cool.
1. Verby Free text to speech converter. šš¼ Link
2. ISOMETRIC Free isometric illustrations for designers,
startups and companies. šš¼ Link
3. PostWoman API request builder šš¼ Link
This launched recently and got a lot of attention on ProductHunt as well!
4. Color Palette Generator Create Beautiful Color Schemes that work.
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Libraries š
Now here's something to add a little magic to your projects! āØ
1. extra.css A CSS Houdini library for making your site a little more #extra. šš¼ Link
2. Lottie Lottie is a library for Android, iOS, Web, and Windows that parses Adobe After Effects animations exported as json with Bodymovin and renders them natively on mobile and on the web! šš¼ Link
3. Marked A markdown parser and compiler. Built for speed. šš¼ Link
Guides/Cheatsheets š
Finally, here are some guides and cheatsheets to make your life easy.
1. Writing a Simple MVC App in Plain JavaScript šš¼ Link
1. Brogrammer We released Brogrammer recently. Long working hours make it hard to beat a sedentary lifestyle and stay fit. I can empathize with people who do a lot of sedentary work and have very little time in their daily schedules to exercise. I've been there myself, and it's very easy to spiral down into very unhealthy patterns šš»āāļø.
Brogrammer is meant to help you break these patterns and squeeze mini workouts into your busy routines. šāāļø It's as easy as clicking a button, and the web-app will keep sending you alerts š¢ every once in a while to perform a random exercise for x duration or y number of repetitions. If you want more control, just create your own challenge and set parameters like type of exercises, level of difficulty, frequency of alerts, and more. And the best part? This is open source š„³šš , just like all of the other stuff Team Xenox š„ has released so far this year.
So if you have any cool feature ideas in mind, don't wait for anyone else to add them. Just build them yourself! š
Note: I want to state this very explicitly that this is no substitute for a healthy work-life balance and a routine that doesn't drive you crazy. Eat well, maintain good sleeping habits, and exercise regularly. And use this app for those days when you can't manage to go to the gym.
But we didn't forget about the feedback!
When the product went live, we also published a short post about it here on DEV.
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We received a lot of feedback about how the product came across. Many of you told us that while the idea was neat, the imagery and name made it look exclusive to men, which wasn't our intention at all. We would like to rectify that. And so, we've decided to change its name to BrogrammHer. How do you guys feel about this? You can let me know in the comments.
You can also vote on this in our Telegram channel! Come join us for awesome dev content delivered straight to you daily! šš¼ Link
One More Thing!
Have you guys checked out the XenoX Multiverse yet?
If you like our work, join our team and unleash the power of open-source development with us. šŖ It doesn't matter whether you're a beginner or a veteran, everyone is welcome. Check out how to join below!
We're making things official with the beginning of XenoX Multiverse. Team XenoX started as my dream, just a small team of devs working on open-source projects for the fun of it. But over the months, it has grown bigger and stronger. So with this, I want to formally announce the Team XenoX open source initiative. This is where the master list of all the projects and all the devs collaborating on XenoX will live.
If you want to be an Open Source Hero too, just write your name and you're in and start contributing!
How to join the Team? šŖš¼
Fork the repo.
Add your name to this file.
Submit a pull request.
That's it. You're all set. Someone from the team will contact you and formally welcome you to the team. Cheers!
Okay, that's it for this time, guys. Hope you enjoyed this. See you in the next post! If you loved this post, share it with your friends and family who could benefit from this. If you want to include something of your own in the next post, DM me at @sarthology on Twitter. Or if you have any suggestions, feel free to comment below.
Sarthak Sharma
