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Interesting applications for software and game development.

HTTP Server & Client

  1. XAMPP icon
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    Completely free web server tool with Apache, MariaDB, PHP, and Perl. Ideal for developing and testing websites locally on Windows, Linux, macOS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    XAMPP screenshot 1
    Xampp interface
    AmbratolmAmbratolm’s note

    Best ready PHP environment.

  2. Mongoose icon
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    Mongoose is easy to use web server. It also can be used as embedded web server library to provide web interface to applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Mongoose screenshot 1
    Mongoose screenshot 1
    AmbratolmAmbratolm’s note

    Simple HTTP server.

  3. Postman icon
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    Collaborative platform for API development providing design, specifications, testing, documentation, and requests with free and paid subscription plans.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
    Postman screenshot 1
    Postman screenshot 1
    Postman screenshot 2
    +3
    Postman screenshot 3
    AmbratolmAmbratolm’s note

    Fair HTTP client to test API endpoints.

Deployment

  1. Advanced Installer is a powerful and easy to use setup authoring tool which offers full Windows Installer support and more. You can configure every aspect of your installer through a simple graphical user interface or through its command line.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Advanced Installer screenshot 1
    Advanced Installer screenshot 1
    AmbratolmAmbratolm’s note

    Nice simple installer.

Version Control

  1. Git icon
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    Git is a free & open source, distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • Linux Mobile
    • Haiku
    AmbratolmAmbratolm’s note

    The master.

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    Web-based Git hosting service facilitating collaboration, with features like issue tracking, social networking, and wikis for project management.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Homepage
    Organization profile view
    Repository Homepage
    +6
    Issues
    AmbratolmAmbratolm’s note

    Ma boy.

Code Editor

  1. Free, extensible code editor with Git integration, AI-driven IntelliCode, and 30,000+ extensions, supporting various languages like Python, Java.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Snapcraft
    • Chocolatey
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    Visual Studio Code screenshot 1
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    +2
    Visual Studio Code screenshot 3
    AmbratolmAmbratolm’s note

    The best so far.

  2. Sophisticated text editor for code with sleek interface, multi-select tabs, side-by-side definitions, and swift variable renaming using multiple selections.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Sublime Text screenshot 1
    Sublime Text screenshot 1
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    +2
    Sublime Text screenshot 3
    AmbratolmAmbratolm’s note

    The best for low end devices.

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    Free open-source code editor and Notepad replacement supporting multiple languages, featuring high speed, low resource usage, privacy focus, and plugin extensibility.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    Notepad++ screenshot 1
    Notepad++ screenshot 1
    Notepad++ screenshot 2
    +10
    TextFX plugin menu
    AmbratolmAmbratolm’s note

    A classic.

Development Environment

  1. Microsoft Visual Studio is an IDE used to create programs, apps, websites, and web services using various frameworks. It supports multiple languages and offers tools for coding, debugging, and design.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • .NET Framework
    Microsoft Visual Studio screenshot 1
    Microsoft Visual Studio screenshot 1
    Microsoft Visual Studio screenshot 2
    +5
    Microsoft Visual Studio screenshot 3
    AmbratolmAmbratolm’s note

    The beast.

  2. Bloodshed Dev-C++ is a full-featured Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for the C/C++ programming language. It uses Mingw port of GCC (GNU Compiler Collection) as it's compiler. Dev-C++ can also be used in combination with Cygwin or any other GCC based compiler.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    AmbratolmAmbratolm’s note

    Good for learning C and C++.

Database Engine

  1. MongoDB icon
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    MongoDB is a document database with the scalability and flexibility that you want with the querying and indexing that you need

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Source Available

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    AmbratolmAmbratolm’s note

    Good for noSQL.

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    MariaDB is a backward compatible, drop-in replacement of the MySQL® Database Server. It includes all major open source storage engines.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Deploy
    Monitor
    Backup
    AmbratolmAmbratolm’s note

    It's MySQL. The beast of the Web.

  3. Free GPL database platform supporting SQL and NoSQL applications with InnoDB storage, replication, clustering, connectors, and cross-platform deployment.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    MySQL Workbench
    AmbratolmAmbratolm’s note

    The beast of the Web.

  4. SQL Server delivers on Microsoft’s Data Platform vision by helping your organization manage your data by enabling you to store data from structured, semi-structured, and unstructured documents within the database.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Microsoft SQL Server screenshot 1
    Microsoft SQL Server screenshot 1
    AmbratolmAmbratolm’s note

    Good for desktop applications.

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