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Sympathy, and thanks, for Harry: Reading through the programmer's notes released as part of the Hadley leak had me squirming in sympathy with the writers. Data that's supposed to say one thing saying another, data with no referents, measures or provenance; bad code with magical jumps to right answers hard coded right in? been there...; Tags: Sympathy, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2009-11-28
AkelPad 4.3.6 (Windows): An easy-to-use, small and fast text editor for plain text. Notepad is a wonderful editor, being used to edit files in plain text format, thus it is irreplaceable for designing of Web documentsm, programming, and so on. However, the one comprised in Windows, is very inconvenient due to several limitations....; Tags: Alexey Kuznetsov, Notepad, Microsoft Windows, Development Tools, Operating Systems, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development; Software downloads 2009-11-27
FastTrack Scripting Host 5.4 Build 1958 (Windows): FastTrack Scripting Host is a complete replacement for VBScript/WSH, Bat files, PowerShell and all other scripting tools. Once you tried FastTrack, you will never use any of them again. You can create logon scripts, install scripts, backup scripts, administrative tasks and anything else you use scripts for with awesome end-user...; Tags: Script, Microsoft Windows, Fasttrack Software, FastTrack Scripting Host, Backups, Scripting Languages, Development Tools, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Software Development; Software downloads 2009-11-26
TextPipe Standard 8.4.6 (Windows): Slam-dunk the most challenging code or Web site edit tasks with TextPipe - a powerful text-processing utility that combines more than 100 conversion, translation and filtering operations on multiple text or binary files. Update text using search and replace, which supports perl pattern matching, sounds-like matching, edit-distance matching and search/replace...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, Character, DataMystic, Mainframes, Web Site Development, Scripting Languages, Programming Languages, Development Tools, Operating Systems, Servers, Hardware, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Software Development, Software; Software downloads 2009-11-25
Eclipse: The Twilight Saga for iPhone 1.05 (Mobile): With Eclipse: The Twilight Saga for iPhone revolutionizes the reading experience by combining the familiarity and timelessness of books with the convenience of new media. It features natural book-like reading experience with full pagination, like the original printed editions, each title includes cover art, front matter, running heads, and page...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Eclipse, ScrollMotion, Java Development Tools, Open Source, Smart Phones, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2009-11-25

Can (and will) Microsoft keep Silverlight compatible across platforms?: Microsoft is adding more and more WPF features to Silverlight and vice versa. But there is a downside to this strategy: By adding technologies like COM support to Silverlight, Microsoft is doing damage to its story that Silverlight is a cross-platform browser plug-in that supports Windows, Mac -- and, thanks...; Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Corp., Linux, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Open Source, .Net, Operating Systems, Development Tools, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2009-11-24
Chrome OS will rise or fall on the safety dance: It's not just about what Google's programmers do in terms of security that will drive Chrome OS. Google needs application developers to accept its security development framework as well. by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: Google Inc., Development Tools, Security, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2009-11-24
Komodo Edit 5.2.3 (Mac): Komodo Edit delivers powerful editing capabilities for dynamic languages including Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby and Tcl; plus support for browser-side code including JavaScript, CSS, HTML and XML. Background syntax checking and syntax coloring catch errors immediately, while AutoComplete and CallTips guide developers as they code. It is available now on...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Syntax, Komodo Edit, Scripting Languages, CSS, Apple Mac OS X, Programming Languages, Linux, Apple Mac OS, Development Tools, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Software, Software Development, Hardware; Software downloads 2009-11-24
PyObjC 2.2 (Mac): PyObjC is a bridge between Python and Objective-C that allows full featured Cocoa applications to be written in pure Python. It can also be used with other Objective-C class libraries, as well as C and C++ source. The installer package includes a number of Project Builder templates and Python syntax...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Python, PyObjC, Project Builder Support, Scripting Languages, Programming Languages, Development Tools, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Software Development; Software downloads 2009-11-24
TI introduces eZ430-Chronos, 'world's first customizable development environment within a sports watch': Texas Instruments on Monday announced the eZ430-Chronos, the world's first customizable development environment within a sports watch. by Andrew Nusca; Tags: Environment, Texas Instruments Inc., Development Environment, Sport, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2009-11-23
ShellBrowser Components Delphi Edition 7.0.3 (Windows): The ShellBrowser components give a Delphi programmer easy access to the Win32 shell functionality. The JamShellList, JamShellTree and JamShellCombo components look and behave exactly like the corresponding parts of the Windows Explorer. The TShellBrowser component provides an easy interface to the Windows shell API. For any object all components can...; Tags: Component, Borland Delphi, JAM Software, Microsoft Windows, Development Tools, Programming Languages, Operating Systems, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development; Software downloads 2009-11-23
AMRandom 4.3 (Windows): This aims to supply an Embarcadero (formerly CodeGear/Borland) Delphi translation of Alan Miller's Random Module for FORTRAN-90. This translation has been done with Dr Miller's approval and is being made freely available to all Delphi Developers, though we do ask Alan Miller and ESB Consultancy be given due credit. Includes...; Tags: Borland Delphi, Microsoft Windows, ESB Consultancy, Enterprise Service Bus, Programming Languages, Development Tools, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development; Software downloads 2009-11-22
Solar Eclipse Maestro 1.6.1 (Mac): Solar Eclipse Maestro controls up to 4 USB or Firewire connected cameras during a solar eclipse, so that you can be free to concentrate on observing the event visually. You must preprogram all exposure information according to a script. Observer position (latitude and longitude coordinates, altitude) is used to calculate...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Eclipse, Camera, Eclipse-City, Java Development Tools, Open Source, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development; Software downloads 2009-11-22
SWF Decompiler Magic 5.1.1.1970 (Windows): SWF Decompiler Magic, a powerful solution that can be used by programmers who need to deal with Flash technology. It is a powerful flash decompiler with the functionality to convert flash files between swf and exe formats and edit SWF movies (dynamic texts, images and more). With this powerful application,...; Tags: Flash Decompiler Studio, Microsoft Windows, Development Tools, Operating Systems, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development; Software downloads 2009-11-22
MSI Factory 2.1.1009.0 (Windows): MSI Factory is the first visual setup builder to fully leverage Microsoft's next generation Windows Installer XML WiX compiler technology for creating 100% pure MSI format installer packages in a faster and more intuitive way. What makes MSI Factory different is our unique file-centered design view. Software developers aren't forced...; Tags: Microsoft Indigo, Compiler, Microsoft Windows, Indigo Rose Software, MSI Factory, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development; Software downloads 2009-11-20
Perl Studio 2009 2.3.3 (Windows): Top Perl Studio is an Integrated Development Environment for Perl, providing comprehensive and easy-to-use solution for editing, testing and deploying CGI/Perl based web applications. Top Perl Studio offers built-in HTTP server, internal browser, powerful code editor, built-in FTP client, visual file comparison utility, configurable syntax highlighting, file and server explorer,...; Tags: Perl, built-In, Microsoft Windows, Cayoren Software, Scripting Languages, Programming Languages, Development Tools, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Software Development; Software downloads 2009-11-20
Mafia Wars Manager 2.3 (Windows): Mafia Wars Manager is a program designed to automatically manage your mafia accounts on Facebook in such a way that it will automatically attack, automatically heal and automatically perform jobs for you. This program runs on auto-pilot and thus you can do many things without sacrificing the power levelling of...; Tags: Account, Microsoft Windows, Programming, Paradigm Solutions, Mafia Wars Manager, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development; Software downloads 2009-11-20
Demo Builder 7.2.0.7 (Windows): Demo Builder is a powerful Flash-based tool that allows you to create eye-catching and professionally-looking interactive presentations that do not require any programming skills. It has a very simple interface which will take minutes to get used to and gives you everything you need to capture your activities in a...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, Tanida, Programming, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development; Software downloads 2009-11-19
install4j 4.2.5 (Windows): install4j is a cross platform Java installer that produces native launchers and installers for all major platforms. Install4j offers an intuitive GUI that makes it easy to quickly define installation projects. A command line compiler and integration for Apache ANT are included.; Tags: Platform, Install4j, Microsoft Windows, Development Tools, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development; Software downloads 2009-11-18
Serial Port Control 2.1.5 (Windows): Serial Port Control is an inexpensive royalty-free component. You can use it with any development environment, such as VB, VB .Net, VC++, C#, Delphi, etc. Just put it on a form and vou've got all the functionality you need to access an RS232 port. The event driven architecture makes it...; Tags: Microsoft Visual Basic, Microsoft Windows, Serial Port, FabulaTech, Serial Port Control, Microsoft Development Tools, Programming Languages, C#, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development; Software downloads 2009-11-18