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<h2 id="categories">Categories</h2> <p>Notable categories of development tools: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Assembly_language/7XuV0cla">Assembler</a> – Converts assembly language into machine code</li> <li><a href="/facts/Bug_tracking_system/xCdIz6Kx">Bug tracking system</a> – Software application that records software bugs</li> <li><a href="/facts/Build_automation/gWwxNg5K">Build automation</a> – Building software via an unattended fashion</li> <li><a href="/facts/Code_review/1I93ffGF">Code review software</a> – Activity where one or more people check a program's code</li> <li><a href="/facts/Compiler/WNfCDFJe">Compiler</a> – Computer program which translates code from one programming language to another</li> <li><a href="/facts/Compiler-compiler/Ud51JPrv">Compiler-compiler</a> – Program that generates parsers or compilers, a.k.a. parser generator</li> <li><a href="/facts/Debugger/mCe6UsWj">Debugger</a> – Computer program used to test and debug other programs</li> <li><a href="/facts/Decompiler/Lz46oVoa">Decompiler</a> – Program translating executable to source code</li> <li><a href="/facts/Disassembler/4PR39BbK">Disassembler</a> – Computer program to translate machine language into assembly language</li> <li><a href="/facts/Documentation_generator/YA1UJ8ts">Documentation generator</a> – Automation technology for creating software documentation</li> <li><a href="/facts/Graphical_user_interface_builder/nEGfulUQ">Graphical user interface builder</a> – Software development tool</li> <li><a href="/facts/Linker_(computing)/pn1hztYe">Linker</a> – Program that combines intermediate build files into an executable file</li> <li><a href="/facts/Memory_debugger/4VBeVkvy">Memory debugger</a> – Software memory problem finder</li> <li><a href="/facts/Minification_(programming)/0PnmaX7q">Minifier</a> – Removal of unnecessary characters in code without changing its functionality</li> <li><a href="/facts/Prettyprint/GNPcN6eW">Pretty-printer</a> – Formatting to make code or markup easier to readPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</li> <li><a href="/facts/Profiling_(computer_programming)/JbSlDHPP">Performance profiler</a> – Measuring the time or resources used by a section of a computer program</li> <li><a href="/facts/Static_code_analysis/b56nr6QM">Static code analyzer</a> – Analysis of computer programs without executing themPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</li> <li><a href="/facts/Source_code_editor/D0hecHMt">Source code editor</a> – Text editor specializing in software codePages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</li> <li><a href="/facts/Source_code_generation/zrrwX3CW">Source code generation</a> – Type of computer programmingPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</li> <li><a href="/facts/Version_control/pxCmFXqK">Version control system</a> – Stores and tracks versions of files</li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Call_graph/Uk0b0mdN">Call graph</a> – Structure in computing</li> <li><a href="/facts/Comparison_of_integrated_development_environments/c9BGym0G">Comparison of integrated development environments</a> – Notable software packages that are nominal IDE</li> <li><a href="/facts/Computer_aided_software_engineering/SfKJ6bp4">Computer aided software engineering</a> – Domain of software toolsPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</li> <li><a href="/facts/Git/U5Ty9QmQ">Git</a> – Distributed version control software system</li> <li><a href="/facts/GitHub/n1hNCsc3">GitHub</a> – Software development collaboration platform</li> <li><a href="/facts/Lint_(software)/Yjg4pfM5">Lint</a> – Tool to flag poor computer code</li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_software_engineering_topics/FgC24RMV">List of software engineering topics</a> – Overview of and topical guide to software engineeringPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_unit_testing_frameworks/ezDEaRg2">List of unit testing frameworks</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Manual_memory_management/vLl0Qwdw">Manual memory management</a> – Computer memory management methodology</li> <li><a href="/facts/Memory_leak/JzufAL28">Memory leak</a> – When a computer program fails to release unnecessary memory</li> <li><a href="/facts/Reverse-engineering/pmJCV7J7">Reverse-engineering</a> – Process of extracting design information from anything artificialPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</li> <li><a href="/facts/Revision_Control_System/9rHoEV5Y">Revision Control System</a> – Version-control system</li> <li><a href="/facts/Software_development_kit/2Hkk6Hbs">Software development kit</a> – Set of software development tools</li> <li><a href="/facts/Software_engineering/KX6cE9kz">Software engineering</a> – Engineering approach to software development</li> <li><a href="/facts/SourceForge/lxYAgUAX">SourceForge</a> – Software discovery and hosting platform for B2B and open source software</li> <li><a href="/facts/SWIG/A8Q6IxLt">SWIG</a> – open-source tool for generating programming language bindingsPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback</li> <li><a href="/facts/Toolkits_for_User_Innovation/yxYxSeYg">Toolkits for User Innovation</a> – Design methodPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</li> <li><a href="/facts/Valgrind/XDJA4Es2">Valgrind</a> – Programming tool for profiling, memory debugging and memory leak detection</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="http://www.csm.ornl.gov/workshops/Petascale07">Software Development Tools for Petascale Computing Workshop 2007</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Brian_Kernighan/oW3I7FWJ">Kernighan, Brian W.</a>; <a href="/facts/P._J._Plauger/F9SpKyPQ">Plauger, P. J.</a> (1976), <a href="https://archive.org/details/softwaretools00kern/page/352"><i>Software Tools</i></a>, Addison-Wesley, pp. <a href="https://archive.org/details/softwaretools00kern/page/352">352</a>, <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 0-201-03669-X</li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <p> Media related to Programming tools at Wikimedia Commons </p>