- Database Tour Pro 5.1.0.715. Manage your database with variety of functions! — For a software developer, a «Swiss knife»-style tool can be incredibly useful, but only when that?s the «right» tool. The problem is, nobody can tell you exactly, how to determine whether a tool is «right». A right tool must be full-featured, but it must not be overloaded with features; a right tool must have laconic and functional interface, but it must be easy to learn and understand…
- HexCmp2. Comparing All Bytes — The essence of just about any programmer’s work is, obviously, processing data. Reading, creating, converting, writing or visualizing data is what nearly all any modern program does. So, a programmer’s daily activity, besides «just writing code», mostly consists of preparing, reading and analyzing data. And having good tools for the task is very important for the overall productivity. A very large part of the…
- InterBase/Firebird Development Studio 5.1.3. Database Designer. — There is an amazing integrated suite for working with Interbase and Firebird, obviously named InterBase/Firebird Development Studio. It is really brilliant in all of its aspects and components, but I want to speak about the «first between equals» — the Database Designer component. IB/FB Development Studio’s Database Designer is a many-sided crystal. It serves as: Full-fledged visual ER diagram…
- Euphoria Programming Language, Software Development Made Easy — Do you like the modern software? I’d doubt that and don’t know anyone who does — today’s software sucks, to put it mildly; it’s crooked and works not the way it’s supposed to. If you were to re-write all the software that’s installed on your computer, you would have definitely made it a lot prettier, more natural and intuitive — simply better. Just because you know what…
- Tidycode Pl/Sql Formatter 2.4.2, Making It Pretty — This utility can seem «just a small helper», but detailed analysis can say you it is really smart and really helpful (I’ll even say indispensable) for almost any database programmer. Its functionality can be easily guessed by name: it just formats PL/SQL code (as well as plain good SQL), and the way he does it can be characterized as «just right». OK, then WHAT is right about Tidycode…
- Inpaint - fast and clean removal of noise, scratches and unwanted objects from digital photos — Sometimes, a nearly perfect image contains a single detail or an object that distorts the general perspective and ruins the composition. If this happens, Photoshop and the Clone tool is the first solution people think of. However, Photoshop is an expensive application intended for professionals and may not be always available. Which is more, correctly and accurately removing a single object from an image using professional graphic…
- OraLoader - simple, fast and flexible data conversion tool for Oracle databases — As a database developer dealing with Oracle databases, you may face the problem of converting your database data to more conventional formats or, on the opposite, filling your database with data provided in standard spreadsheets or even plain text files. These operations may take a lot of time that could otherwise be spent on developing and refining more important aspects of your application. If you believe that your data…
- PublicPIM – a common database structure for all types of websites! — No matter if you are a novice developer working on your pilot application or an experienced programming guru trying to meet the deadline by «cutting corners», you must realize that the database may become be the cornerstone element of your online application and require a good deal of time that you may not have. If that’s the case, using an available database structure would be a good idea…
- Merge for Windows – quick and easy file comparison, merging and folder synchronization — If you are one of those «lucky ones» who work with hundreds of different files coming from various sources, you must be well aware of the difficulties associated with comparing different versions of the same files on a daily basis. A minor edit in a legal document may have serious implications on your or your client’s business and a single character added to the program code may cause serious…
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