These are the tools I've found or been referred to over the years. I hope they help you out. Also, here's a short list of other developers who have lists of their favorite development tools: |
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Development Tools
| Category | URL | Description |
|---|---|---|
| O/S | Virtual CloneDrive | Works with Windows 7 and is freeware. Great to mount ISOs. |
| Web | MetaEdit 2.2 | Allows you to view and edit IIS metabase 3.0, 4.0, and (not supported) 5.0/6.0. |
| Architecture | TopCoder UML Tool | An UML Tool that's pretty and free. I love using it to think through the architectural design of an application. |
| Font | Proggy Clean | Compact programmer font; I appreciate its presentation and have used it a lot in the past. |
| Font | Consolas | Microsoft font; I'm currently using this one to constrast against Proggy Clean. |
| Source Control | TortioseSVN | A SubVersion client; most notably known for its Windows Explorer integration. It's the best SubVersion client I've used to date. (I've tried a handful.) |
| Source Control | VisualSVN Server | SubVersion Server provides an easy way to create and maintain SubVersion repositories. I'm using it at home and love it. |
| Font | 10 of the Best Programming Fonts | A bunch of different fonts to use when programming. |
| Social Networking | TweekDeck | Great tool to manage across multiple social oriented sites like twitter, facebook, linkedin, etc. |
| Architecture | FreeMind | Free. Mind map tool. |
| IDE | CodeRun | Free, web-based, could IDE for C#/AJAX. |
| Merge | p4merge | Merge tool. Used best as the merge tool for TortoiseHg or TortoiseSVN. |
| Text Editor | Notepad++ | Free. Text editor. Very handy. Make sure you install the Explorer Plug-in and turn on Favorites. |
| XPath | XMLQuire | One of the best XPath editors. Allows you to view an XML file and tweak the XPath then visual see the results. |
| RDP | Remote Desktop Connection Manager | Microsoft tool to manage multiple RDP connections. Free. |
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