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General tools
| Tool | Useful features | In-person training | Online tutorial | Cost |
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| NotePad++ | NotePad++ is a free source code editor for Windows that supports over 50+ languages. | No | Notepad++ resources |  |
| Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code is a source-code editor that can be used with a variety of programming languages. | No | Learning Visual Studio Code (LinkedIn Learning, 2h10m) |  |
| Git | Git is the most popular version control system for software development (or for tracking revisions of any text-based files). It is what platforms like GitHub are built on, and is an essential tool to record a history of your project and collaborate with others. | Yes | Documentation and videos | |
Web development
| Tool | Useful features | In-person training | Online tutorial | Cost |
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| React | React is a open source front-end Javascript library for building user interfaces based on components. | No | Learn React | |
| Vue.js | Vue.js is an open source component-based Javascript framework for front-end user interface development. | No | Vue.js documents | |
| JSFiddle | JSFiddle is an online too for showcasing and collaborating on code. As it focuses on JavaScript, HTML and CSS, it is particularly useful for web development. | No | JSFiddle docs and help |  |
Software development
| Tool | Useful features | In-person training | Online tutorial | Cost |
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| Visual Studio | Visual Studio has a family of products that can be used to create applications for any platform in any language. It can be used to create software, mobile apps, games, browser extensions and more. | No | Visual Studio Essential Training. Learning Visual Studio Code (LinkedIn Learning, 4h47m). |
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| Eclipse | Eclipse is an integrated development environment (IDE) that allows you to develop applications of any type. It can be used on Windows, Mac, and Linux. | No | Eclipse documentation | |
| IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA is an IDE for Java, Kotlin and Groovy. Its Community Edition is free and open source. Many plugins are available to add features. | No | Overview of IntelliJ IDEA (YouTube, 5m46s). Learn and support. |
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Mobile application development
| Tool | Useful features | In-person training | Online tutorial | Cost |
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| Android Studio | Android studio is the official IDE for Android app development. It can be installed on Windows, MacOS, Linux, and ChromeOS. | No | Android Studio guide | |
| Xcode | Xcode is an IDE by Apple for developing applications for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, WatchOS, tvOS and more. | No | Xcode documentation | |
| NativeScript | NativeScript is an open source tool for creating cross-platform applications for Android, iOS and more, using a variety of JavaScript frameworks. | No | NativeScript Documentation | |
| Flutter | Flutter is an open-source UI software development kit created by Google. It allows developers to build natively compiled applications for mobile, web, and desktop from a single codebase. | No | Learn Flutter | |
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Free tools are completely free to use with all features.
Freemium tools include basic functionality for free. Additional features may need to be paid for.
Open source tools are developed in a collaborative manner and can be used, modified or shared openly. This software can be used for free and often includes a lot of support documentation.
Paid tools can only be used after purchasing, and agreeing to, a product licence.
