--- title: This month's most useful tools for developers < January 2020 description: This month's most useful tools for developers < January 2020 image: https://www.dootrix.com/hubfs/august-2023/January-Toolbox-e1580817433843.jpg --- # This month's most useful tools for developers < January 2020 Grace Warren 1 min read • 6 February 2020 Share: [Copy link ](https://www.dootrix.com/insights/this-months-most-useful-tool-for-developers-january-2020) [Share on LinkedIn ](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https://www.dootrix.com/insights/this-months-most-useful-tool-for-developers-january-2020) [Share on X ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.dootrix.com/insights/this-months-most-useful-tool-for-developers-january-2020) Some are about new thinking or new techniques, some are about legacy technology and some are just useful resources for different languages or platforms. Some are just lolz. The brief is simple - if we think they’re useful, you might too. #### Handy Tips for JavasScript arrow functions Take a look at the 5 best practices to write quality arrow functions [here](https://dmitripavlutin.com/javascript-arrow-functions-best-practices/) ![](https://static.hsstatic.net/BlogImporterAssetsUI/ex/missing-image.png) #### React context API: How to connect to redux devTools You may already have at least an experience of redux based state application development, but this is for those who React and fancy using the new Context [API but miss the devtooling.](https://medium.com/@erwan.datin/react-context-api-how-to-connect-to-redux-devtools-625a2772b949) #### What if the Untitled Goose Game was your entire computer? https://youtu.be/EQx6fyrZDWM #### Google Developing an all-in-one messaging app for businesses Google has seeded select employees with an unreleased app that combines the functionality of Gmail, Hangouts Meet, Hangouts Chat and other services in what appears to be a [play at competitors like Slack](https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/01/28/google-developing-all-in-one-messaging-app-for-businesses) #### Scrap the user persona. Replace it with the storyboard Designing empathically at scale is one of the most vexing problems of the design process. [It’s time to get creative.](https://www.invisionapp.com/inside-design/user-journey-storyboards/) #### The tech giant; Microsoft, promises to remove all carbon it has emitted since its founding in 1975 [Click here](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-51133811) to look at Microsofts 'carbon negative' pledge #### How We Think About Storing Crypto is Broken - and We Need Open Hardware to Fix It Take a look at the video and slides to [find out more](https://slideslive.com/38920127/how-we-think-about-storing-crypto-is-broken-and-we-need-open-hardware-to-fix-it) #### Inside Intel’s Ghost Canyon NUC, the incredibly small modular desktop PC https://youtu.be/t2aZ6UklUuA #### JetBrains Mono: A free and open-source typeface for developers [Try](https://www.jetbrains.com/lp/mono/) JetBrains Mono in your IDE. Its simple forms and attention to every detail make coding a nice experience for developers’ eyes, no matter which IDE you  #### The invisible keyboard for smartphones Samsung has developed a way for smartphone owners to type on a table or other surface as an alternative to tapping on the handset's own screen. You can watch [here](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/technology-51057261/ces-2020-samsung-s-invisible-keyboard-for-smartphones) ![](https://www.dootrix.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/.com-1.jpeg) ###### *Like this stuff? Want to work with people who like this stuff? We’re hiring! Get in touch: [hello@dootrix.com](mailto:hello@dootrix.com) *   Grace Warren Share: [Copy link ](https://www.dootrix.com/insights/this-months-most-useful-tool-for-developers-january-2020) [Share on LinkedIn ](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https://www.dootrix.com/insights/this-months-most-useful-tool-for-developers-january-2020) [Share on X ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.dootrix.com/insights/this-months-most-useful-tool-for-developers-january-2020) ##### Latest Insights [More Insights ](https://www.dootrix.com/insights/all) Your Engineers Are Trying to Figure Out AI on Their Own. ![AI Enablement Workshop](https://www.dootrix.com/hubfs/AI%20enablement%20workshop%20-%203.png) 06/30/2026 Your Engineers Are Trying to Figure Out AI on Their Own. 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