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Name the alternatives (feddit.org)

submitted 11 months ago by a887dcd7a@feddit.org to c/buyfromeu@feddit.org

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Hi guys, I want to expand the sticky "Where to start?" article with a section about switching services and digitial products (or have a post about that?).

Many alternatives where already discussed and I can look them up on the alternatives webpages. But if you want to name alternatives that are underrepresented, feel free to support me here.

(Based on various sharepics) these topics came into my mind, did I miss anything essential?

Browsing
Searching
e-Mail/Office suite (gmail/outlook)
e-Mail clients
mobile Apps
Messaging Apps
Passwordmanagers
VPN providers
Social media (obviously)
Maps and navigation
Shopping

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[–] Turturtley@aussie.zone 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Re: Office Suite, i’m slowly persuading my work to move to all text based. Markdown to replace Word docs. Csv files and python scripts (streamlit, pandas, numpy, scipy, duckdb, plotly) to replace excel & power bi. Markdown and Slides to replace powerpoint. Git to replace sharepoint.

Imo, all corporate & government documentation should be in plaintext. Changes easily tracked, versioned, inspected, and audited.

Helix editor with markdown and python LSPs and formatters has been my stack for all my personal documentation/personal finance for years, so i know the approach works. And since it’s just plain text, anyone can use their preferred editor. Vim, emacs, etc

[–] a887dcd7a@feddit.org 2 points 10 months ago

Working in a company where this is standard, I lust say that it cannot be done for all companies. For us git and markdown might be second nature, but for many it is a productivity bumper at first.

Good UIs (editor, git client) help, though.