Open Source Web Development

Written by Don on December 2nd, 2009

Open source software (OSS) is computer software for which the source code is reserved for copyright holders and is provided under a software license that meets the Open Source Definition or that is in the public domain. This permits users to use, change, improve the software, and to redistribute. It is very often developed in a public and collaborative manner.

We should be very careful in choosing the right company who offers the best website services and the best web development software tools.

Motive of open source development tools is to provide all the developers with quality development environment at affordable or no cost without compromising quality and maintaining transparency.

There are a lot of Open Source Web development tools. Few of them are listed below:

Color Cop

This is a very handy tool for capturing colours anywhere on your screen. Color Cop makes it quick and easy when you want to know what colour is being used.

Aptana

The Aptana IDE is a free, open-source cross-platform JavaScript-focused on development environment for building Ajax applications. It also features code assist on JavaScript, HTML, and CSS languages, FTP/SFTP support and a JavaScript debugger to troubleshoot your code.

ArgoUML

ArgoUML is the leading open source UML modelling tool. It runs on any Java platform and is available in ten languages.

Firefox Web Developer Toolbar

Firefox Web Developer toolbar extension adds a menu and a toolbar to the browser with various web developer tools. It is designed for Firefox, and will run on any platform that these browsers support including Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

Internet Explorer Toolbar

The Microsoft Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar provides a variety of tools for quickly creating, and troubleshooting Web pages understanding.

Firebug

Firebug integrates with Firefox to put  the web development tools at your fingertips while you browse. What you can do is edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page.

JsUnit

JsUnit is a Unit Testing framework for client-side JavaScript. It is essentially a port of JUnit to JavaScript. It is also included as a platform for automating the execution of tests on multiple browsers and mutiple machines running different OSs.

Fiddler

Fiddler is a HTTP Debugging Proxy which logs all HTTP traffic between your internet and computer. Fiddler allows you to inspect all HTTP Traffic, set breakpoints, and “fiddle” with incoming or outgoing data. Fiddler includes a powerful event-based scripting subsystem, and can be extended using any .NET language.

ColorJack

ColorJack is an online application providing users with the ability to match colours that work well together.  Users can get a good colour scheme

OpenOffice Draw

This tool from a quick sketch to a complex plan, DRAW gives you the tools to communicate with graphics and diagrams.

.FireFTP

FireFTP is a free, secure, cross-platform FTP client for Mozilla Firefox. This tool provides easy and intuitive access to FTP servers.

Few Advantages of Open Source Web Development tool would be: It is cost Effective, Simplified license management, Quality software and user friendly. Cincinnati Website Design would be a good choice as their services are prompt and cost effective

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