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TypeScript13.2k
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Fastify1 alts

A simple, secure Node.js framework for building powerful, scalable applications with minimal overhead.

JavaScript14.8k
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Azkaban1 alts

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Python45.1k
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rbfu1 alts

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Shell2.9k
Fastify
Restify1 alts

A fast and low overhead web framework for Node.js, focused on performance and developer experience.

JavaScript36.1k
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oh-my-zsh1 alts

A Zsh configuration framework with a built-in plugin manager, modular extensions, and blazing-fast startup speed.

Shell4.6k
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ELK Stack1 alts

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Rust1.7k
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Active Storage1 alts

A modular Ruby toolkit for handling file uploads, processing, and storage with support for cloud services and multiple ORMs.

Ruby3.3k
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Adblock Plus1 alts

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Framer1 alts

Design and prototype custom UI, animations, and transitions directly in Interface Builder for iOS apps without writing code.

Swift8.7k
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UglifyJS1 alts

An ES6+ aware minifier based on the Babel toolchain, enabling direct minification of modern JavaScript.

JavaScript4.4k
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Cloudinary1 alts

A PHP library for on-demand image manipulation with an HTTP-based API, similar to cloud image services.

PHP2.6k
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Opera1 alts

A lightweight web browser that recreates the classic Opera 12 UI and spirit using Qt5, focused on power users.

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Room1 alts

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Leiningen1 alts

A Clojure build framework and ad-hoc script evaluator that provides a runtime environment for building projects from Clojure scripts.

Clojure1.7k
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Proxyman1 alts

A native SwiftUI logging framework for Apple platforms that records and inspects logs and URLSession network requests directly within your app.

Swift7.0k
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Listmonk1 alts

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Go1.9k
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Map/Reduce1 alts

A masterless, cloud-scale, fault-tolerant distributed computation system for batch and stream processing written in Clojure.

Clojure2.1k
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RudderStack1 alts

An open-source Reverse ETL platform for syncing data from warehouses to business tools like Salesforce, HubSpot, and Slack.

Ruby1.6k
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Kitsu1 alts

A self-hosted media tracker for movies, TV shows, anime, manga, video games, books, comics, and board games.

Python2.6k
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GNU Readline1 alts

A Java library for handling console input with advanced line editing, history, and completion, similar to GNU Readline.

Java1.8k
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macOS Terminal.app1 alts

A highly configurable cross-platform terminal emulator with integrated SSH and serial client capabilities.

TypeScript70.6k
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Total Phase protocol analyzers1 alts

A versatile open-source tool for interfacing with and debugging digital electronics through a USB-connected FPGA board.

Python2.1k
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localtunnel1 alts

A modern, simple TCP tunnel in Rust that exposes local ports to a remote server, bypassing NAT firewalls.

Rust11.1k
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rye1 alts

An extremely fast Python package and project manager written in Rust, replacing multiple existing tools.

Rust83.8k
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Open source platform for source code management, CI/CD, issue tracking, and DevOps collaboration.

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