Top Developer Tools to Watch in 2025

The developer tooling ecosystem continues to evolve rapidly. Here are the tools we're most excited about in 2025.

Build Tools

Turbopack

Vercel's Rust-powered bundler is now production-ready:

• 700x faster than Webpack in large projects
• Native Next.js integration
• Incremental compilation

Bun

The all-in-one JavaScript runtime continues to mature:

# Install dependencies 10x faster
bun install

# Run TypeScript directly
bun run script.ts

AI-Powered Development

GitHub Copilot X

AI pair programming has reached new heights:

• Multi-file context awareness
• Natural language code generation
• Automated PR reviews

Claude Code

Anthropic's CLI tool for agentic coding:

• Full project understanding
• Multi-step task execution
• Terminal and file system access

Database Tools

Drizzle ORM

TypeScript-first ORM gaining massive adoption:

const users = await db
  .select()
  .from(usersTable)
  .where(eq(usersTable.email, 'test@example.com'))

Conclusion

2025 is shaping up to be an exciting year for developer tools. Keep experimenting with these tools and find what works best for your workflow.