Software
Photoshop
Adobe's image editor became verb. Digital art and manipulation standard. Democratized visual creation while defining industry lock-in.
IntelliJ IDEA
JetBrains' intelligent IDE. Refactoring and code intelligence set standard. Kotlin's birthplace.
VSCode
Microsoft's Electron-based editor conquered developers. Extensions ecosystem and TypeScript integration. Modern replacement for classic editors.
Vim
Vi improved. Modal editing for keyboard mastery. Present on every Unix system. Learning curve is cliff but rewards eternal.
Emacs
Emacs is not just editor but Lisp machine and way of life. Infinitely extensible. Holy war with Vim defines hacker culture.
Netscape Navigator
First commercial browser made web accessible. Its death and rebirth as Firefox exemplify open source phoenix rising.
Firefox
Mozilla's mission-driven browser. Fights for open web standards and user privacy against corporate control.
Chrome
Google's browser became dominant through speed and minimalism. V8 JavaScript engine revolutionized web apps. Open source Chromium core.
macOS
Apple's Unix-based OS with unmatched design. BSD core with polish. Represents intersection of power and aesthetics.
Windows 95
Microsoft democratized personal computing. Start button, taskbar, plug-and-play. Brought computers to masses despite Unix purists' disdain.