Tools that developers use to create, debug, maintain, and support other software programs and applications.
Programming Languages: The formal languages used to write instructions for a computer.
Examples: Python, Java, JavaScript, C++, C#, Swift.
Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) & Code Editors: Applications that provide comprehensive facilities for programming. They combine a code editor, compiler/interpreter, and debugger.
Examples: IDEs: Visual Studio, IntelliJ IDEA, Xcode, Android Studio. Editors: VS Code, Sublime Text.
Compilers and Interpreters: Programs that translate code written in a high-level programming language into machine code that a computer can execute.
Examples: Compiler: GCC (compiles C/C++). Interpreter: Python Interpreter.
Other Development Tools: Tools that support the development process.
Examples: Version control systems (Git, GitHub), debuggers, database management systems (MySQL, PostgreSQL), and testing frameworks.
