Web Development:

Authoring

Scratch

Scratch

Scratch is a programming language designed for young people that makes it easy to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art — and share your creations on the web.

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Alice

Alice

Alice is an innovative 3D programming environment that makes it easy to create an animation for telling a story, playing an interactive game, or a video to share on the web. It uses 3D graphics and a drag-and-drop interface to facilitate a more engaging, less frustrating first programming experience.

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symfony

symfony

Symfony is a web application framework for PHP5 projects.

It aims to speed up the creation and maintenance of web applications, and to replace the repetitive coding tasks by power, control and pleasure.

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Roma Framework

Roma Framework

Roma allows you to develop enterprise level java apps with low effort. Using the Meta-Framework approach you can integrate the latest technology in your application without modifying your domain and custom application logic.

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Code Igniter

Code Igniter

CodeIgniter is a powerful PHP framework with a very small footprint, built for PHP coders who need a toolkit to create full featured web applications. It provides a rich set of libraries for commonly needed tasks, accessible via a simple interface and logical structure.

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Netbeans

Netbeans

NetBeans is both a platform for the development of Java desktop applications, and an integrated development environment (IDE) developed using the NetBeans Platform.

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Python

Python

Python is a dynamic object-oriented programming language that can be used for many kinds of software development. It offers strong support for integration with other languages and tools, comes with extensive standard libraries, and can be learned in a few days.

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wxWidgets

wxWidgets

wxWidgets (formerly wxWindows) is a widget toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for cross-platform applications. wxWidgets enables a program’s GUI code to compile and run on several computer platforms with minimal or no code changes.

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Sapid CMF

Sapid CMF

SAPID CMF is a framework for the rapid creation of content-based Web 2.0 generation applications. It allows you to organize the process of new application development, data, structures, representation and functionality components with a rich GUI.

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K Desktop Environment

K Desktop Environment

K Desktop Environment (KDE) aims to be a powerful system for an easy-to-use desktop environment. The KDE project serves as an umbrella project for many standalone applications and smaller projects that are based on KDE technology. These include KOffice, KDevelop, Amarok, K3b and many others.

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Easy Eclipse

Easy Eclipse

EasyEclipse packages together Eclipse, the open-source software development platform, and selected open source plugins. EasyEclipse’s primary purpose is to provide easy-to-install and -use distributions of Eclipse, rather than develop new code.

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Eclipse

Eclipse

Eclipse is an open-source Integrated development environment (IDE) written primarily in Java. In its default form it is meant for Java developers, consisting of the Java Development Tools (JDT). Eclipse also offers a wide range of other Open Source framework tools.

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OpenLaszlo

OpenLaszlo

OpenLaszlo is an open source platform for creating zero-install web applications with the user interface capabilities of desktop client software.

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CakePHP

CakePHP

CakePHP enables PHP users at all levels to rapidly develop robust web applications. It is simple and fast to set up with an emphasis on clean code and best practices.

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Ruby on Rails

Ruby on Rails

Ruby on Rails is a free web application framework designed to make web development faster, simpler and more efficient. Often shortened to Rails, or RoR, Ruby on Rails is written in the Ruby programming language.

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Django

Django

Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design.

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Aptana Jaxer

Aptana Jaxer

Jaxer is the world’s first true Ajax server. HTML, JavaScript, and CSS are native to Jaxer, as are XMLHttpRequests, JSON, DOM scripting, etc. And as a server it offers access to databases, files, and networking, as well as logging, process management, scalability, security, integration APIs, and extensibility.

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Aptana Studio (Community Edition)

Aptana Studio (Community Edition)

Aptana Studio’s community edition is the free, open source Web development environment optimized for use with Ajax libraries and scripting languages like JavaScript, Ruby and PHP. Aptana Studio is considered by many devleopers the best-in-class authoring environment for today’s more rich and interactive Web pages and Ajax applications.

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NVU

NVU

NVU is a Web Authoring System for Linux, Windows and Mac that rivals programs like FrontPage and Dreamweaver. Nvu (which stands for “new view”) allows you to manage and create web pages with no technical expertise or knowledge of HTML.

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Editors

elRTE

elRTE

lRTE is a WYSIWYG HTML editor for Web written using jQuery. It features rich text editing, options for changing its appearance and style, insertion and management of HTML elements with formatting, viewing and editing HTML code.

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CLEditor

CLEditor

CLEditor is an open source jQuery plugin which provides a lightweight, full featured, cross browser, extensible, WYSIWYG HTML editor which can be easily added into any web site.

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Scintilla

Scintilla

Scintilla is a free source code editing component which includes useful features such as syntax styling, error indicators, folding, code completion and call tips. The project includes SciTE (SCIntilla based Text Editor).

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jEdit

jEdit

jEdit is a programmer’s text editor written in Java. It uses the Swing toolkit for the GUI and can be configured as a rather powerful IDE through the use of its plugin architecture.

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Komodo Edit

Komodo Edit

Komodo Edit is a sophisticated code editor based on the award winning Komodo IDE. It offers support for all major scripting languages, including in-depth autocomplete and more.

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Firebug

Firebug

Firebug integrates with Firefox to put a wealth of web development tools at your fingertips while you browse. You can edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page.

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Smultron

Smultron

Smultron is a free text editor for Mac OS X Leopard 10.5 which is both easy to use and powerful. It is designed to not confuse newcomers nor disappoint advanced users.

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GNU Emacs

GNU Emacs

GNU Emacs is an extensible, customizable text editor—and more. At its core is an interpreter for Emacs Lisp, a dialect of the Lisp programming language with extensions to support text editing.

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SciTE

SciTE

SciTE is a SCIntilla based Text Editor. Originally built to demonstrate Scintilla, it has grown to be a generally useful editor with facilities for building and running programs.

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Aptana Studio (Community Edition)

Aptana Studio (Community Edition)

Aptana Studio’s community edition is the free, open source Web development environment optimized for use with Ajax libraries and scripting languages like JavaScript, Ruby and PHP. Aptana Studio is considered by many devleopers the best-in-class authoring environment for today’s more rich and interactive Web pages and Ajax applications.

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NVU

NVU

NVU is a Web Authoring System for Linux, Windows and Mac that rivals programs like FrontPage and Dreamweaver. Nvu (which stands for “new view”) allows you to manage and create web pages with no technical expertise or knowledge of HTML.

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KompoZer

KompoZer

KompoZer is a complete web authoring system that combines web file management and easy-to-use WYSIWYG web page editing.

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Amaya

Amaya

Amaya is a Web editor/Browser, i.e. a tool used to create and update documents directly on the Web. Browsing features are seamlessly integrated with the editing and remote access features in a uniform environment. This follows the original vision of the Web as a space for collaboration and not just a one-way publishing medium.

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Notepad++

Notepad++

Notepad++ is a source code editor and Notepad replacement, which supports several programming languages and runs under the MS Windows environment. Its features include syntax highlighting, WYSIWYG, auto-completion, multi document/view and more.

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Flash

Flash Develop

Flash Develop

FlashDevelop is a .NET open source script editor designed mostly for Actionscript 2/3 development. FlashDevelop is very quick to setup and easy to use as an external editor for the Flash IDE or as a complete open source development environment.

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swfmill

swfmill

swfmill is an xml2swf and swf2xml processor with import functionalities. It’s most common use is the generation of asset libraries containing images (PNG and JPEG), fonts (TTF) or other SWF movies for use with MTASC- or haXe-compiled ActionScript.

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Java

MathJax

MathJax

MathJax is an open source JavaScript display engine for LaTeX and MathML that works in all modern browsers.

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KATO

KATO

Save time by using KATO agents to do your online routine chores for you.

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Architecture Rules

Architecture Rules

Architecture Rules is an open source java library that leverages an XML configuration and/or programmatic configuration to assert your code’s architecture via unit tests, Maven, or ant tasks under an Apache 2.0 license.

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“Kangaroo-egg” web server

Kangaroo-egg is a new webserver developed in Java language. It follows HTTP1.1 protocol and employs the DQM script language and container (which operates very much like Servlet/JSP). So it can used for small to medium web applications.

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Roma Framework

Roma Framework

Roma allows you to develop enterprise level java apps with low effort. Using the Meta-Framework approach you can integrate the latest technology in your application without modifying your domain and custom application logic.

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JasperReports

JasperReports

JasperReports is an open source Java reporting tool that can write to screen, to a printer or into PDF, HTML, Microsoft Excel, RTF, ODT, Comma-separated values and XML files.

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db4o

db4o

db4o (database for objects) is a high-performance, embeddable open source object database for Java and .NET developers. Get a head start for your products by leveraging db4o’s cutting edge technology to achieve unprecedented levels of performance and flexibility.

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Easy Eclipse

Easy Eclipse

EasyEclipse packages together Eclipse, the open-source software development platform, and selected open source plugins. EasyEclipse’s primary purpose is to provide easy-to-install and -use distributions of Eclipse, rather than develop new code.

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Eclipse

Eclipse

Eclipse is an open-source Integrated development environment (IDE) written primarily in Java. In its default form it is meant for Java developers, consisting of the Java Development Tools (JDT). Eclipse also offers a wide range of other Open Source framework tools.

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MooTools

MooTools

MooTools is a compact, modular, Object-Oriented JavaScript framework designed for the intermediate to advanced JavaScript developer.

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MYSQL & PHP

KATO

KATO

Save time by using KATO agents to do your online routine chores for you.

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symfony

symfony

Symfony is a web application framework for PHP5 projects.

It aims to speed up the creation and maintenance of web applications, and to replace the repetitive coding tasks by power, control and pleasure.

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MiaCMS

MiaCMS

A powerful, flexible, and robust content management system with state of the art features and functionality. Mia can be used for anything from small personal sites all the way up to large enterprise portals and e-commerce websites.

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Lilina

Lilina

Lilina is a simple aggregator which runs on your server, enabling you to access your news wherever you are. It supports both RSS and Atom and works with both PHP 4 and 5.

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Madeam

Madeam

Madeam is a rapid application development PHP MVC Framework. It allows quick prototyping and deployment of web applications by harnessing the power of Active Record, Convention Over Configuration, REST and PHP 5.

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SQLite

SQLite

A compiled database engine which can be called by python, c, and numerous languages, with very low overhead but advanced features like multithreading.

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CakePHP

CakePHP

CakePHP enables PHP users at all levels to rapidly develop robust web applications. It is simple and fast to set up with an emphasis on clean code and best practices.

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phpMyAdmin

phpMyAdmin

phpMyAdmin is a tool written in PHP intended to handle the administration of MySQL over the Web. It can create and drop databases, create/drop/alter tables, delete/edit/add fields, execute any SQL statement, manage keys on fields.

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PHP

PHP

PHP is a widely-used general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for Web development and can be embedded into HTML. This is the main PHP website and is the starting point for all things PHP.

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References

The Apache Software Foundation

The Apache Software Foundation

The Apache Software Foundation provides support for the Apache community of open-source software projects. Its projects are characterized by a collaborative, consensus based development process, an open and pragmatic software license, and a desire to create high quality software that leads the way in its field.

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