Software Development

Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

The IDE is the tool where you will be spending most of your time during development and debugging. Choose an IDE that fits your taste and purpose.

aptana RadRails: Used mainly for Ruby on Rails / Python development. Stand-alone or Eclipse plugin. Open Source and free. Multi-platform.
Eclipse: Open Source IDE, mostly written in Java. Multi-platform.
Komodo Edit: More editor than IDE. Open Source and free. Multi-platform.
NetBeans IDE: Open Source and free. Multi-platform. Written in Java.