Essentials for a web developer’s toolbox

Posted on March 24th, 2008 by thetacom

These are some of the items that I use frequently throughout the development process. Hopefully you will find them useful also.

Serverside Frameworks

  • Ruby on Rails: An open-source web framework that’s optimized for programmer happiness and sustainable productivity.
  • CakePHP: Enables PHP users at all levels to rapidly develop robust web applications.

Javascript Libraries

  • Prototype: Provides class-style Object Oriented and AJAX, freely distributable under the terms of an MIT-style license.
  • Scriptaculous: A collection of Web 2.0 style JavaScript libraries that help web developers to easily add visual and ajax effects to projects. Requires Prototype.
  • Jester: A javascript client for REST APIs that use Rails conventions, and is inspired by Rails’ own ActiveResource.
  • Mootools: A compact, modular, Object-Oriented JavaScript framework designed for the intermediate to advanced JavaScript developer.
  • ExtJS: Extend the Web. World-class JavaScript, Ajax and User Interface Components.
  • Dojo Toolkit: Solve problems faster. Create better user experiences. Liberally licensed. Everything you need, all in one place.
  • JQuery: The write less, do more, javascript library.
  • Yahoo User Interface(YUI): A set of utilities and controls, written in JavaScript, for building richly interactive web applications.
  • OpenRico:

Tools

  • Aptana Studio + Jaxer + RadRails: An excellent multi-platform web development IDE with support for a variety of languages.  The RadRails plugin for Aptana also provides an assortment of tools to accelerate you Rails development. (Multi-platform)
  • TextMate: TextMate brings Apple’s approach to operating systems into the world of text editors. By bridging UNIX underpinnings and GUI, TextMate cherry-picks the best of both worlds to the benefit of expert scripters and novice users alike. (Mac)

OS X Dashboard Widgets

Apple Dashboard Widgets are available for download at: http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/

  • RDoc API *Note: Can also be used as a rails API widget by changing the API url.
  • MootoolsAPIDocs
  • Prototype Reference
  • Tags - HTML
  • Tags - CSS
  • CSS Cheat Sheet
  • IStats Pro
  • Hash
  • HTMLTidy
  • tailDash

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