Essential Tools for Remote Tech Workers
A practical stack for communication, collaboration, and focus.
Communication & Collaboration
- Slack/Teams + channel conventions and doc hubs (Notion/Confluence).
- Async video (Loom) for design walkthroughs.
- Task tracking (Jira/Linear) with clear states and owners.
Dev Environment
- Containerized dev envs (Docker/Dev Containers).
- Fast CI with artifact caching, preview environments.
- Observability for local and staging (logs, traces, metrics).
Focus & Boundaries
- Calendar timeboxing for deep work.
- Status automation to signal availability.
- Do-not-disturb routines for creative blocks.
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