Tips for software tools

For code editing¶

• VSCode for source code editing.
• Git and GitHub for source management.
• MkDocs and GitHub Pages for websites and documentation (this website uses it).

For doing slides¶

• marp and marp-vscode create slides using markdown.
• mermaid to create diagrams (e.g., graphs, blocks, class) using text.

For Machine Learning¶

• pytorch for Deep Learning development.
• metaflow for DAG workflows.
• wandb for experiment tracking.

For writing academic papers and reports¶

• Latex to write papers and reports.
• Overleaf to host and collaborate Latex documents
• James-Yu.latex-workshop to edit LaTeX documents locally.
• MiKTeX and Strawberry Perl as a LaTeX engine on Windows.

For web browsing¶

• Scrip Control extension to block unwanted adverts by disabling JavaScript for specific sites.
• Video Download Helper extension to download videos from web.