Sisulizer is aimed at software developers that are looking to distribute their program in different countries and languages. The program automatically scans your PC for all related text files. It not only handles known foreign languages but also many dialects and idioms.

We were impressed by the advanced translation tools that Sisulizer offers. You can find duplicates, remove empty translations or exclude elements. Finally, Sisulizer has all the necessary elements and streamlined process to build your very own localized version. While the program is known to have some issues when importing resources, it's a good solution to make your software available in new languages.

UltraEdit-32 is a text and hexadecimal editor. It includes column-mode editing, CR fix-up, insert and overstrike modes, drag-and-drop support, bookmarks, font selection for view and print, complete macro support, pop-up menus, numbered lines, tab settings, automatic backup, a spelling checker, and conversion from DOS to Unix file types.

UltraEdit-32 also supports HTML Tidy, contains a sort option in the function list, supports group projects, and more. Files greater than 4GB are supported. Back/Forward functions take you to the previous place you edited, scrolled from, or jumped to. It works across multiple files. Some new features in version 11.0 include an enhanced configurable menus/toolbar support, CSS Style Builder, enhanced color selector, HTML toolbar, and syntax highlighting for multiple languages in a single file.

Bytessence InstallMaker (BIM ) is a setup file creator for Windows with a focus on being lightweight, easy to use and yet not dispensing with essential features.

As all programmers know, when creating a program, the work does not stop after the last line of code is written. The most important step is to prepare an installer so that users can install the program on their computer! With Bytessence Install Maker, you can do this very easily including specific details of the program name, version, author, website, mail, requirements (operating system if required and whether it needs NET Framework), and customizing the presentation with your own background, header and text.

Bytessence Install Maker also creates an uninstaller for your program which you can customize with such features as whether it supports integration with UPX and ZIP.

Takes the pain out of creating an uninstaller although for complicated packages, you'll probably find it slow and limited it what it can pack.

Inno Setup is a free, feature-packed installation builder. The application's features include a Windows 2000-style wizard interface; the ability to create a single EXE for easy, online distribution; support for disk spanning; and full uninstall capabilities. The program also includes customizable setup types, integrated file compression, support for installing shared files and OCXs, and the creation of Start menu icons, INI entries, and registry entries. Full Delphi source code is available on the author's Web site.Version 5.0.7 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.

If you find that your programming development tool doesn't exactly make life easy for you, you may be pleasantly surprised by RJ TextEd. It's basically a web development tool and a Unicode text editor which aims to make HTML coding simpler, faster and more intuitive.

Some of the key features are syntax error highlighting, auto completion and a very handy CSS editor. One rather unusual feature is that RJ TextEd includes an FTP client that enables you to get your coding published super quick although it's not exactly an advanced client and if you need secure connections, you're probably best not to rely on it.

For those that are relatively new to coding, another handy feature is the HTML validation tool which allows you to format and repair your code using wizards. Finally, it also includes spell checking, e-mail support and advanced search options. The remarkable thing is that this is all entirely free although the downside is that it won't support all coding languages so if you frequently use different ones, you'll need something more flexible.

Dev Hound is a web based project management system designed for bug tracking, tracking projects, development teams, software releases, clients, support calls and knowledge bases.

Featuring its own web server, 2 minute server install, email notifications, mail merge client emailing, reports, graphs and a windows XP style easy to use interface Dev Hound makes life easier for software developers, QA personnel, project managers and customers. Dev Hound's feature list also rivals many more expensive solutions which make it perfect for small business but has a flexible architecture for larger companies to customize.

Features:

• Comes with a builtin database or use SQL Server
• Can use MSDE or full version of SQL Server
• Can automatically upgrade from builtin database to SQL Server

NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) can create Windows installers that are capable of installing, uninstalling, setting system settings, extracting files, etc. Because NSIS is based on script files, you can create both simple or advanced installers.

Small overhead size

NSIS is created to be small, fast and and efficient

Compatible with all major Windows versions

You can create a single installer that is compatible with all versions

Unique compression methods

You can choose between three different integrated compression method (ZLib, BZip2, LZMA)

Script based

NSIS has a powerful scripting language

Multiple languages in one installer

More than 40 translations are already included, but you can also create your own language files

Many features and checks for the target system

The script langauge provides commands you can use on the target system.

Custom dialogs and interfaces

You can create custom wizard pages to get user input or integrate configuration options

Plug-in system

NSIS can be extended with plug-in that can communicate with the installer.

Support for web installation, file patching

The NSIS distribution includes a set of plug-ins that allow you to download files from the internet, make internet connections, patch existing files and more

Project integration, different releases and automatic builds

The NSIS compiler features a powerful preprocessor

Easy and human readable file formats

You can edit your files with your favorite editor

If you're familiar with C++, then did you know that you can create some stunning widgets with it using an application like wxWidgets.

wxWidgets is a C++ programming environment which enables the creation of multi-platform applications with and without a graphical user interface. The developer says that he was motivated to design the program after the failure of other similar programs to help create dialogs visually. In particular, it was the limited set of widgets and impossibility to include non-graphical components which wxWidgets skillfully sidesteps. The key to the appeal of wxWidgets that most programmers will appreciate is the fact that it stores information in XML documents which, as the developers point out, eases the modification of both the properties of an object and the generated code without needing to recompile. In this way, the code creates templates which can be used over and over again to create variations on just one widget. If you're not familiar with C++, none of this will mean much but if you're in the know, it's an effective way to create some truly impressive widgets.

Stay away if you don't know C++ but for professional programmers, this is one of the fastest ways to create good looking desktop widgets.

If you're programming in multiple SQL databases, then you need to know that the environment you are using can handle everything you need.

SqlDbx is a fast and powerful SQL database SQL for network administrators, webmasters and database developers who work in several different Database Server environments. The program has been designed with an eye on making sure that the interface is intuitive and easy to navigate and organise to maximize your productivity. It carries out all the major functions that you expect from an SQL database such as running queries, executing scripts and browsing database objects without having to leave the main editor window. Surprisingly for a package of it's kind, it doesn't even require any installation so there's no worries about the program installing or modifying anything on the user's computer. Probably the stand out feature for most database administrators will however be the Advanced Script Editor which highlights syntax errors clearly, autocompletes lines and code and also supports drag and dropping

With a range of administrative views and no file modifications to worry about, this ultra light SQL database package packs a huge punch.

CoffeeCup VisualSite Designer is a WYSIWYG Website Creator and Editor that helps you make Web pages with no experience or HTML knowledge.

Just drag and drop images or text on the page until you like what you see, and then upload to your Website. VisualSite Designer comes with over 70 Web Page Templates to start you off and you can make Websites with multiple pages, text-fields, graphics, animations and more. Create pages with your own images or use the built-in button and background creators to make every step a breeze.

Adobe's new cross-operating system runtime opens up much more possibilities to both developers and everyday computer users. It allows developers to create new web applications using HTML, XML, Javascript and Flex. What's more they aren't limited to using Adobe's library, but can create, share and use their own to create specific web applications.

For users, it gives access to new and exciting rich internet applications (RIA) which can be run straight from their desktop. These use very little memory, are usually quick to launch and execute and have very smooth animations. A quick visit to the Adobe Showcase Gallery and you get an idea of the sort of applications that are being developed for AIR: a Google Analytics Reporting Suite, a Twitter desktop client, a movie discovery tool and much, much more. The possibilities are endless and really depend on the creativity of developers.

While I've had some errors with AIR, especially when installing new apps, I'm overall very impressed with it. Quietly but surely, we're seeing more and more exciting web applications being developed. Install AIR to be part of the web applications revolution!

Add professional scripts in your web site to process HTML forms and send the field values via email with no knowledge of programming. Scripts can be in PHP, ASP or Perl language. Forms To Go is a very simple and powerful application that creates scripts in PHP, ASP and Perl to process your HTML forms, and send all the form's field values via email or save them in a text file on your server.

Forms To Go has been created with the web designer in mind. No programming knowledge is necessary, just the basic information about your server configuration. This can be obtained from your system administrator or web hosting provider, then you'll be ready to create the script to process your form.

Recently, a new form of spam has been targeting HTML forms by triggering the scripts that process them, and overloading the mailbox of the HTML form's owner. Forms To Go script is secure against this. If some words are included in any field value, use the Stop Word Filter option by selecting the forbidden words in order to limit the script execution.

A web based discussion forum is a "de-facto" standard for successful websites. It's one of the best ways to increase the interaction and dynamics of a website, enhance your web community, support your customers better and finally increase your sales.

Jitbit AspNetForum is a powerful forum solution for any ASP.NET website. Thanks to the program you'll be able to add a message-board to an existing site in seconds and start building a community.

SQLyog is an easy-to-use, compact and very fast graphical tool to manage your MySQL database anywhere in the world. There are a number of features designed to help you speed up your database development.

Top tools include:

• Shortcuts to quickly generate SQL statements and paste object names
• Learn MySQL by looking at the SQL generated by SQLyog
• Multi-tab query editor and result-set editor
• Multiple Query Execution
• Multi-threaded query execution with option to stop long running queries
• SQL templates
• Excel-style grid interface to view/update resultsets
• Multi-format blob editor
• View data in grid/text mode
• Support for all MySQL table handlers

EditPlus is an Internet-ready 32-bit Text editor, HTML editor and Programmer's editor for Windows. While it can serve as a good replacement for Notepad, it also offers many powerful features for web designers and programmers. Syntax highlighting for HTML, CSS, PHP, ASP, Perl, C/C++, Java, JavaScript and VBScript is included.

There's a seamless Web browser for previewing HTML pages, and FTP commands for uploading local files to FTP server. Other features include HTML toolbar, user tools, line number, ruler, URL highlighting, auto-completion, cliptext, column selection, powerful search and replace, multiple undo/redo, spell checker, keyboard shortcuts, and more.

Notepad++ is a free source code editor (and Notepad replacement), which supports several programming languages, running under the MS Windows environment.

This project, based on the Scintilla edit component (a very powerful editor component), written in C++ with pure win32 api and STL (that ensures the higher execution speed and smaller size of the program), is under the GPL Licence.

This is what Notepad++ has to offer:

• Syntax Highlighting and Syntax Folding
• WYSIWYG
• User Defined Syntax Highlighting
• Auto-completion
• Multi-Document
• Multi-View
• Regular Expression Search/Replace supported
• Full Drag ‘N' Drop supported
• Dynamic position of Views
• File Status Auto-detection
• Zoom in and zoom out
• Multi-Language environment supported
• Bookmarks
• Brace and Indent guideline Highlighting
• Macro recording and playback

The OverSite application allows you to easy define your web site's hierarchy. Create sections and subsections, and fill them with pages. Rearrange your structure with OverSite's easy drag-and-drop interface. Tag sections and pages as multi-page templates, user-entry forms, external site content, and password-protected content.

Automatically generate a graphical map of your site, and test your site's interactivity with OverSite's automated click-thru screen. And once you're done, you can export your site structure into real files and folders to help you hit the ground in building your site.

PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language. Much of its syntax is borrowed from C, Java and Perl with a couple of unique PHP-specific features thrown in. The goal of the language is to allow web developers to write dynamically generated pages quickly.

Is this the new Google App that will revolutionise the way programs are made and open programming up to a wider audience?

Well, that remains to be seen but it's certainly an interesting innovation. Google App Engine allows you to build web applications on the same huge scale as most other Google applications. It's basically a fully integrated application environment that's aimed at those that want to reach millions of users in the same way as Google products such as Google Apps and Google Reader have. This is a PREVIEW RELEASE of Google App Engine. For now, account registrations are limited to the first 10,000 developers, and applications are restricted to the free account limits. On the positive side, it's totally free to get started (like all good Google products) and you'll receive 500MB of free space and enough processing power for 5 million monthly page views. However, you'll obviously need programming knowledge to get your app up and running and in addition, you'll have to be quick as testing is limited to the first 10,000 users.

This is an exciting attempt by Google to take a more determined step towards Web 2.0 than Google Gears but it remains to be seen if it can deliver on it's potential.

Writing PHP code and testing it on-the-fly can be a real hassle but this offering from DzSoft promises to ease the pain of coding by acting as a virtual server that can process code and display the results.

DzSoft PHP Editor is primarily a code editor, and includes the majority of features that you’d expect from this type of software. However, while most rival code editors tend to generalize, offering syntax highlighting for a multitude of languages PHP Editor is specifically tuned to the needs of web programmers who are working with the Hypertext Preprocessor language. Evidence of this can be found in the inclusion of common code and functions libraries and the ability to run and preview your work.

At first glance the program doesn’t appear to have a particularly intuitive interface. The design wouldn’t be out of place in Windows 95 and the main editor window is a typical reproduction of Notepad with each line numbered for easy reference. What appears to be a navigation bar on the left offers some hope of functionality, and once you get stuck in to coding it really delivers. The explorer bar tracks everything and records the location of each include, function, variable, and class you use. Should you wish to specifically save a reference point you can add up to nine bookmarks, although you can’t assign names to them - an addition that would have helped clarify what function each snippet serves.

To use the run and preview feature you must install PHP on your PC, a simple operation when compared to setting up your computer as a server that can process PHP. With a syntax check also included, this tool comes highly recommended to anyone that will be writing significant bodies of PHP. DzSoft PHP Editor may be a little rough around the edges, but with its outstanding functionality, that can be forgiven.