I have had the privilege to introduce a few developers to Sitecore development.
Doing so I have run across a few tools that make life a lot easier for developers.
Show config
When dropping a .config file with application settings in the App_Config\Include folder it can be useful to verify that the changes are set in the Sitecore configuration. This can be done by using the showconfig page. It can be located here in you solutions [Yoursite]/sitecore/admin/showconfig.aspx
DB Browser
Need to take a deeper look at the Sitecore database? Use the DBbrowser. It can be located here in you solutions [Yoursite]/sitecore/admin/dbbrowser.aspx
Cache
Interested in knowing what Sitecore is caching and how much memory is used by it?
It can be located here in you solutions [Yoursite]/sitecore/admin/cache.aspx
Sitecore developer tool for Chrome
This is a nifty tool made by Vlad Shpak.
This gives you access to all the common tools in Sitecore, as well as lets you set urls to custom tools such as Unicorn.
Am I missing something?
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