Programmer Downloads, Tools, Resources, and 100 Cheat Sheets

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Downloads for Databases

DB2 Express-c – Free DB2 database

SQL Server Express 2005 – Free SQL Server 2005 database & SQL Server Management Studio

MySQL Database – Free MySQL database & SQL Server Management Studio

Oracle – Free Oracle database

Downloads for Programming Languages

C++ – Dev C++ provides a free IDE (Integrated Development Environment) for C++.

Java Sun – Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition, v 1.4.2 (J2SE)

MSDN Download Center – Microsoft .NET languages and frameworks

www.perl.org – Download Perl at Perl.org Web site, where you’ll find binaries, source, and RPM distributions.

www.python.org/download – Download Python at the Python.org Web site, where you’ll find binaries, source, and RPM distributions.

www.rubyonrails.org/download – Download RubyonRails at RubyOnRails.org, where you’ll find Ruby, Rails, screencasts, tutorials, and more.

Education and Certification Tools


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LearnVisualStudio.NET – Over 500 , and you get to watch the first four hours free to try it out.

Charting Tools


.netCharting – dotNET Charting Software simplifies the task of producing 2-D and 3-D Charts
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Dundas Chart for .NET v5.5 now available – The latest release of Dundas Chart for .NET version 5.5 features full AJAX support, web-based Zooming and Scrolling, full Web Based User Interface Support, and more. Click here to download a full evaluation copy.

Drawing Tools


SmartDraw – With SmartDraw, anyone can create professional-quality business graphics such as flowcharts, organizational charts, Gantt charts, mind maps, timelines, floor plans, sales territory maps and more in minutes-no experience or training required. SmartDraw features more than 20,000 symbols and images and hundreds of templates, including SmartTemplates, each loaded with a command-set specific to each type of diagram. In addition, users can export documents to popular programs like PowerPoint, MS Word, and PDF in a single click. Each year, more than two million people download and use SmartDraw for their business graphics needs.

Rapid Application Development & Misc Tools


Generate complete .NET Web apps in minutes! Iron Speed Designer is
a tool that builds database, reporting and forms
applications for .NET. Accelerate your application development and
build visually stunning, database-connected Web apps in minutes.
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Make the most of Visual Studio 2005 with Red Gate’s ANTS Profiler:
– Code profile all managed code including ASP.NET & Windows Services
– Profile .NET Generics and new language features in .NET Framework 2.0
– Investigate .NET memory usage with the memory profiler
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AJAX & Application Styling – More New ASP.NET & Win Forms Controls.
Style apps outside Visual Studio IDE -enabled grid, tree,
schedule, tab MORE. Incredible fidelity 3D charts for Win & Web.
Free Trial – NetAdvantage for .NET 2006 Volume 2.


Control SQL Server Code with DB Ghost: Scripter: Scripts all schema
objects AND static data. Builder: Builds Dbs from object scripts
handling ALL dependencies. Schema Compare & Data Compare: Compare
and synch schema and data. NEW PRODUCTS: Packager & Packager Plus –
Download the 14 day free trial


Deploy ASP.NET apps natively on WebSphere Portal, WebSphere,
WebLogic, JBoss or Tomcat. Mainsoft?s Visual MainWin products, code
samples, tutorials and forums available at
http://dev.mainsoft.com/


Speed Up Visual Studio Builds with IncrediBuild! IncrediBuild cuts
down Visual Studio build times by up to 90% by distributing C/C++
compilation tasks across machines in the local network. Setup is
fast, simple and does not require any changes in code. Download
30-day trial at http://www.xoreax.com


Upgrade any Microsoft IDE with Visual Assist X
o Type code faster by accepting suggested completions
o Understand code easily with enhanced syntax coloring
o Write professionally with spell checking as you type
Get a free trial at http://www.wholetomato.com


FarPoint Spread for Web Forms/Spread for Windows Forms ? NEW
VERSIONS! High-performance, fully-customizable spreadsheet
components for ASP.NET and Windows Forms development. Read/write
native Excel files, AJAX support, filtering, searching, Cross-sheet
formula referencing, and much more. Download Now.


DotNetMagic. Combine our best of breed
docking windows and unique tabbed groups to create the ultimate in
flexible user interfaces. Download the demo now.


Go beyond AJAX with Flex. Adobe Flex 2.0 beta is the most complete
application development solution for creating and delivering
cross-platform Rich Internet Applications within the enterprise or
across the Web. Download your copy now.


Create PDF with just 3 lines of code using BCL easyPDF SDK,
designed to be used in enterprise server environment.
1| Set oPrinter = CreateObject(“easyPdfSdk.Printer”)
2| Set oPrintJob = oPrinter.PrintJob
3| oPrintJob.PrintOut “C:\input.doc”, “C:\output.pdf”


Pegasus Imaging delivers .NET controls, COM components & C Libraries,
for document imaging, forms processing, medical imaging, photo imaging
and video application developers. Features include image capture,
viewing, editing, TWAIN/ISIS scanning, printing, compression, barcode,
OCR, ICR, OMR, medical DICOM, more.


Telerik’s RAD controls for ASP.NET include 18 different controls (from combo boxes to charting tools) for web development. Free trial and very easy to learn how to use.


Camstudio.org has free screen capture software that is great for creating video tutorials. The product is very similar to camtasia, but it is free open source, instead of costing $300.

Web Site Promotion Tools

Authority Black Book

Free 60+ page book that describes how to become an Authority Site and rank in the top 5% on Alexa


Free tool for keyword suggestions and for checking link popularity


RSS Submit allows you to promote your RSS feeds to over 65 sites!

Submit your website to over 1,700 directories.


Brad Callen’s Search Engine Optimization Software.

Free Videos for Programmers

Over 30 Free Computer Science Courses on Video – Free Video Computer Science Courses from MIT, Berkley, and Others

Microsoft’s MSDN TV – Microsoft videos up until Sept 2006 (lots of .NET videos)

Microsoft’s Webcast Series

ActionScript Cheat Sheets

Ajax Cheat Sheets

Apache Cheat Sheets

Apollo Cheat Sheets

ASCII Character Codes Cheat Sheets

Blogging Cheat Sheets

Cold Fusion Cheat Sheets

  • ColdFusion
  • ColdFusion Quick Reference Sheet
  • CSS Cheat Sheets

    CVS Cheat Sheets

    Firefox Cheat Sheets

    Eclipse Cheat Sheets

    Framework Cheat Sheets

    Google Cheat Sheets

    htaccess Cheat Sheets

    HTML/XHTML Cheat Sheets

    Java Cheat Sheets

    JavaScript Cheat Sheets

    JSP Cheat Sheets

    LaTeX Cheat Sheets

    Micro Formats Cheat Sheets

  • Micro Formats by Suda
  • MySQL Cheat Sheets

    .NET Cheat Sheets

  • .Net
  • ASP.NET Basics Cheat Sheet
  • C#2005 Language Basics Cheat Sheet
  • Visual Basic 2005 Language Basics Cheat Sheet
  • Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition Toolbar and Menus Cheat Sheet
  • C# 2005 Express Edition Toolbar and Menus Cheat Sheet
  • Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition Toolbar and Menus Cheat Sheet
  • (Thanks to LearnVisualStudio.net for contributing the .NET Cheat Sheets )

    Oracle Cheat Sheets

    Perl Cheat Sheets

    Photoshop Cheat Sheets

    PHP Cheat Sheets

    Python Cheat Sheets

    Ruby Cheat Sheets

    SQL Cheat Sheets

  • SQL
  • Sybase Cheat Sheets

  • Sybase
  • Unix/Linux Cheat Sheets

    Version Control Cheat Sheets

    XML Technologies Cheat Sheets

    Misc Topic Cheat Sheets

    Other Programming Resources

    Programming Resources

    Scott Hanselman’s 2007 Ultimate Developer and Power Users Tool List for Windows

    Free Images

  • Free Icons for Applications
  • yotophoto: Open Source & Royalty-Free Photo Search
  • stock.xchng: Free Stock Photos
  • FreeRange: Free High Resolution Stock Photos
  • morgueFile: Public Image Archive
  • trulyfreestock: Free Stock Photos
  • FavIcon Creator
  • FAMFAMFAM – Free Icons
  • 80×15 Brilliant Button Maker
  • Free Fonts

  • dafont.com: Freeware, Open Source and Shareware Fonts
  • Free Font Search Engine
  • WhatTheFont?!: Font Identifier
  • Free Templates

  • Yahoo! Grid CSS Template Library
  • OSWD: Open Source Web Design
  • Open Web Design: Template Sharing
  • Free Buttons

    Online Button Secrets – allows on to generate buttons that demand a high click-thru rate.