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philip/usefulthings — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-18 · repo last pushed 2017-03-06

Audience · developerComplexity · 1/5DormantSetup · easy

TL;DR

A personal, growing bookmark list of developer resources like git tutorials, regex testers, public APIs, and PHP libraries, organized by topic.

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  root((repo))
    What it does
      Curated resource list
      Organized by topic
      Links to external sites
    Tech stack
      Git
      PHP
      Command line
    Use cases
      Learn git
      Find public APIs
      PHP design patterns
    Audience
      Beginners
      PHP developers
      Curious developers

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Why would anyone build with this?

REASON 1

Practice git branching using the linked interactive git tutorials.

REASON 2

Find free public APIs to integrate into a new app or project.

REASON 3

Look up PHP design pattern references to structure code more cleanly.

REASON 4

Discover Mac command-line shortcuts and tricks from the collected tips.

What's in the stack?

GitPHP

How it stacks up

philip/usefulthings0verflowme/alarm-clock0verflowme/seclists
Language—CSS—
Last pushed2017-03-062022-10-032020-05-03
MaintenanceDormantDormantDormant
Setup difficultyeasyeasyeasy
Complexity1/52/51/5
Audiencedevelopervibe coderops devops

Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.

How do you spin it up?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Yoink these prompts

Prompt 1
Point me to the git branching tutorial links in this repo so I can practice version control.
Prompt 2
Show me the public API list in this repo so I can find a free data source for my project.
Prompt 3
Help me find the PHP design patterns resource linked in this repository.
Prompt 4
Walk me through the command-line examples in this repo, like finding files that contain specific text.

Frequently asked questions

wtf is usefulthings?

A personal, growing bookmark list of developer resources like git tutorials, regex testers, public APIs, and PHP libraries, organized by topic.

Is usefulthings actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2017-03-06).

How hard is usefulthings to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is usefulthings for?

Mainly developer.

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