XAMPP

Good and Practical

If you fall to the dark eyes when someone mentions the installation and setup Apache server, PHP and MySQL database, because you know how this can be a knotty - there is salvation, and all you need is this package ...

Anyone who has ever tried to work most popular current environment (Apache, PHP, MySQL) for the development of web applications, to work as it should not be on the Windows platform, is well known that this can be both frustration and, in some specific situations almost impossible.
In fact, not to anything with a little effort and time could solve, but which in general go through many steps when the same result can be achieved almost in a few mouse clicks. Of course, all you need is this very interesting program that will automatically install the second version of Apache servers with OpenSSL and PHP (and two versions, PHP 5.2.5. And PHP 4.4.8), and the fifth edition of MySQL, and in this basic version, a Perl.
To make thing was better, you will not have to indulge in some complex and difficult because the configuration will be installing all the great work.
In addition, the package will get there and a lot of other nice things as well-known tool for managing MySQL databases phpMyAdmin, then an FTP server (FileZilla Server) and Mercury Mail Transport System. Available options is possible, and expand.
Of course, most of the options is set to implied preferences so if you want something to change (you can change the initial port of Apache server), it will have to work in the configuration file of each module installed, and administer some of you can run on the control panel that is available via the icon in the system tray. Of course, do not ignore either the security settings before you start with the development, change passwords.
URL www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html

PLUS- Accessories
MINUS- You may want to have any development environment
IMPRESSION- Very good solution for easy installation of PHP, Apache web server and MySQL flee

DOWNLOAD: http://www.adrive.com/public/344da90375aebb9b99e0872a40fc39de6bce5a3f664fc52937795e1aa729d00d.html 34MB

SharpDevelop

Powerful Alternative

Free development environment for creating. NET applications to each new version is better, aluminum him still lacks polish ...

This is not even a little unknown development interface. NET application, but each time with him again encounter, is impressed. In fact, it is a miracle that this application can be completely free, and the authors are quite ambitious as it is obviously their goal - to make a decent free replace Visual Studio.
More or less all you need is here - an internal tool for debugged, automatic code completion for C Sharp and VB.NET, a complete set of tools to visually design a Windows application (not organized on a level like this in Visual Studio, but they still impressive), VB.NET converter. code in C Sharp, the generation of XML documents, adding projects on the basis of templates, class browser, and indeed much of it.
In other words, this is really impressive integrated development interface which, although not as polished professional tool, it offers more or less everything you need to develop applications on. NET platform.
URL www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/

PLUS- Interface, tools, opportunities
MINUS- Missing him polishing
IMPRESSION- Very good development environment that exceeds many commercial

DOWNLOAD: http://www.box.net/shared/3pb556b2im 7.3MB

TotalEdit

Real Professional

Although not so different from many other text editors, and offers more than enough opportunities that developers will appreciate ...
Options favorite text editor, and especially to developers, the process is not even a little easier. Moreover, many of the discussions conducted about which editor is better, but at the end of the selection is quite peculiar. Although there is a stronger commercial version, TotalEdit in his modest, but a free release, certainly has something to offer. Apart from the neat interface which is quite flexible, and offers very good coloring codes of different programming languages (from the ASP and PHP, using C #, C + + language to Pyhtone, HTML and JavaScript, and many others).

In addition, the program supports refraction CoDA (known to separate functions and classes), provides the basic tools for editing text, as well as additional tools for the purification of HTML and XML code, throwing in comments, support for recording the macro-scripts (this could be done powerful and far), a utility for comparing files, elementary Hex-editor, and creating and managing projects. Of course, there are still possibilities, so we warmly recommend that you try, you could easily lapse.
URL www.codertools.com

PLUS- Painting codes, transferability
MINUS- Support for macro-scripts
IMPRESSION- Solid software editor, there is stronger in the commercial release

DOWNLOAD: http://www.box.net/shared/46fr8zgbj4 5.4MB

AnySQL Maestro

What you need to work with many different types of databases, then you will like this program.
Namely, it can connect to any database that is available via ODBC, which is to say that you can connect virtually any database you can find the necessary driver.
The interface is excellent, even better opportunities, but only you can run afoul create complicated databases.
URL www.sqlmaestro.com

PLUS- Interface, maneuverability
MINUS- Creating a database
IMPRESSION- More or less everything you need to edit the existing databases

DOWNLOAD: http://www.box.net/shared/zvzkztyji2 11.3MB

AutoHotkey

This extremely powerful solution for automating anything that comes to mind on your computer, it would be far better if brought and better solution for printing and script debugging.
Just as the right to development as an interface that AutoHotkey can even serve to create mini applications (scripts can be distributed as executable files and run them regardless of whether you have installed AutoHotkey or not).
URL www.autohotkey.com

PLUS- Flexibility, various
MINUS- Not suffice tool
IMPRESSION- Very powerful solution for automating all kinds of things in Windows

DOWNLOAD: http://www.box.net/shared/f946fssgrz 1.9MB

Code Blocks

We must admit that this is a very interesting interface for developing C / C + + application, extremely flexible when the issue comes extension of the existing opportunities.
Namely, the idea is that each developer customize your interface preferences, or by writing to install already existing plugins, and that is evident and the fact that some basic features, like debugging and compiling, in fact enabled the plugins.
URL www.codeblocks.org

PLUS- Features, Interface
MINUS- No offers visual application development
IMPRESSION- If you are a devoted group of C / C + + programmers, this you could be like

DOWNLOAD: http://www.box.net/shared/5zsk6utkr0 10.8MB

FlashDevelop

If you're one of those people who likes to develop in Flash, this is the editor, no way you should not miss.
Specifically, developed by the Board Flash programmers, so there is really expressed support for ActionScript 2 and 3. The interface is very good, and allows the creation of projects, but what is evident from the very beginning is the fact that it is designed for experienced users who like to write much code. URL www.flashdevelop.org

PLUS- Interface, the potential
MINUS- Little possibility
IMPRESSION- Interestingly solution for the development of Flash-scripts, but can be a powerful and far

DOWNLOAD: http://www.box.net/shared/93emcyyp2m 3.4MB

KompoZer

KompoZer has continued where he stood NVU (known tool for visual creation of web pages), so not surprising similarities. Simple interface is designed for visual development of web pages which makes it suitable for less experienced users.
Fortunately the development more or less hectic place, and although it is now still in beta, but is mature enough to create something even more complex web pages.
URL www.kompozer.net

PLUS- Visual work
MINUS- Still can improve
IMPRESSION- Solid solution for visually developing simple web pages

DOWNLOAD: http://www.box.net/shared/jryk4h12s4 6.1MB

NetBeans IDE

It is the best-known integrated interface for developing Java applications.
Of course, the only interface is written in Java so it is also a demonstration of what Java can. Mount supports different languages which is quite understandable since it is aimed at developing mobile and web-based application, and there is support for Ruby and Rails, C/C++ editor, visual UML modeling and support for the right to mount a variety of technologies. URL www.netbeans.org

PLUS- Support, additional tools
MINUS- Enough manual labor
IMPRESSION- More or less everything you need to develop applications in Java

DOWNLOAD: http://www.adrive.com/public/0a3b8769619518de93c01f5171057044607b0a19b2081e5a312f4de1c182031f.html 183MB

Nullsoft Install System

This is one of the most famous solutions to create the installation procedure for your application, and is specific in that it is open source.
Installing the procedure will work printing code, documentation is quite exhaustive, and there are plenty of examples already finished.
It can be extended plugins, and it is implied impressive list of possibilities.
Unfortunately with it comes not a good editor. Damage. URL http://nsis.sourceforge.net

PLUS- Good Functionality
MINUS- Need a better editor
IMPRESSION- Solid solution for making Installing procedures could be better equipped

DOWNLOAD: http://www.box.net/shared/kf3k9zkg0n 1.5MB

PHP Generator for MySQL

This is an exciting program that you could save a lot of time, if you develop applications using PHP and MySQL you as databases.
Specifically, for a very simple PHP script generation for the selected tables, views or questions to him, ran through a Web interface.
Quite flexible, provides advanced security capabilities (support for authorization), the localization of scripts and much more. Very useful.
URL www.sqimaestro.com

PLUS- Simple operation, flexibility
MINUS- Inconvenient interface
IMPRESSION- Faster generation of PHP scripts to manipulate MySQL database we did not see

DOWNLOAD: http://www.box.net/shared/c00aum63bn 5.1MB