Developing a dynamic tool stack

I smile every time I deploy code with a single command. This feeling is pretty much how I measure my developer experience when working with any layer of my tool stack. This is the level I strove for when constructing the tool stack and workflow for each of the environments we covered.

It is inevitable that new, more radical, environments will grace us in the future and that is why your tool stack, at every layer, must remain dynamic. Maintain a watchful eye on your GitHub News Feed for new tools that improve your workflows. When you come across a repo that looks interesting, read the README file, and try it out. The speed of trial and error when testing these new tools is remarkably quick, making it easy to assess whether or not they'll improve your current tool stack and workflow. When you find the new hotness and it works for you, swap it in or add it to your stack. The community support on apps such as GitHub, Bower, and NPM seems to spawn new tools at an...