Friday, July 26, 2013

Programming Tools

This blog post will address the Tools which assist programmers to write software and programs. Just like any engineer uses his measuring tape andleveler. Programers have a list of tools they use to design, build, and test programs.



Design Tools


Text editors are programs which we use to edit source code. The text editors usuallyaccept plain text with ASCII characters.



* eg. Notepad, VIM



Build Tools

Build automation tools are programs which we use in automating the process of compiling computer source code into binary code. Typically come together in a program called a compiler and linker.



* eg. Program Compiler and Interpreter



Test Tools

Test or Debug tools are programs which we use to test and debug code. Typically come together in a program called an Integrated Development Environment.



* eg.,



So having these tools help to make the process of software creation fun and engaging. The programming languages will have specific libraries and software development kits ().
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