Hidden Gems

This is just my personal list of resources I actually use. Figured I'd make it public. I keep a running list of tools, articles, and references that I find myself going back to. Nothing fancy—just the stuff that's genuinely useful in my day-to-day work.

Kernel

Browser infrastructure for AI agents and web automation—because sometimes you need browsers that can think for themselves, dodge detection, and scale without asking permission.

www.kernel.sh

Mobbin

A library of real UI patterns from apps people actually use. When you need to see how others solved that screen you're stuck on, this is where you look instead of guessing.

mobbin.com

Google Vision AI API

Google Vision AI API is a cloud-based machine learning service that enables developers to analyze and extract information from images, including detecting objects, faces, text, landmarks, logos, and explicit content.

docs.cloud.google.com

Excalidraw

Virtual whiteboard for sketching hand-drawn like diagrams. Perfect for quick mockups and visual thinking.

excalidraw.com

cloudconvert

A service that translates files from one digital language to another—because your content shouldn't be trapped by the format it happened to be born in.

cloudconvert.com

Pixel Art Converter

A tool that takes the infinite resolution of today and deliberately constrains it to the chunky, honest pixels of yesterday—because sometimes moving forward means choosing your limitations on purpose.

pixel-studio.figma.site

readme.so

The easiest way to create a README. Simple editor with templates and live preview.

readme.so

Joel on Software

Timeless insights on software development, management, business, and the Internet.

www.joelonsoftware.com

Clerk

Need more than sign-in? Clerk gives you full stack auth and user management — so you can launch faster, scale easier, and stay focused on building your business.

clerk.com

98.css

A design system for building faithful recreations of old UIs. The Windows 98 aesthetic for the web.

jdan.github.io

Hacker News

Social news website focusing on computer science and entrepreneurship. Community-driven tech discussions.

news.ycombinator.com

Tiny Helpers

A collection of free single-purpose online tools for web developers. Hundreds of useful utilities.

tiny-helpers.dev

This is just my personal list of resources I actually use. Nothing fancy—just the stuff that's genuinely useful in my day-to-day work. Most of these I discovered by accident or through random recommendations. Take what's useful, ignore the rest.