Tools
Know what's in the toolbox
What each tool is, how it's licensed, and when a dev would actually reach for it.
Hosting & content platforms
Where sites get deployed and published: frontend clouds, edge platforms, and the CMS behind content-heavy sites.
Vercel
FreemiumFrontend cloud platform
Git-connected hosting for frontend frameworks: every push gets a preview URL, production deploys on merge, and server-side code runs as functions. Maintains Next.js and supports most other frameworks with zero config.
Cloudflare Workers
FreemiumEdge compute and static hosting
Runs JavaScript and WebAssembly on Cloudflare's network close to users, and now serves static assets too — so one Worker can host a full site. Pairs with KV, D1, R2, and other Cloudflare storage.
Netlify
FreemiumWeb hosting platform
Git-based hosting with deploy previews, serverless and edge functions, forms, and a global CDN. A long-standing home for static and Jamstack sites.
WordPress
Open sourceOpen-source CMS
The PHP content management system behind a large share of the web: drafts, roles, revisions, a media library, and the block editor, extended by thousands of plugins and themes.
WooCommerce
Open sourceE-commerce plugin for WordPress
Turns a WordPress site into a store: products, carts, checkout, payments, and orders, managed from the same admin as the content.