22 Resources For The Software Developer In You

Want to be a software developer? There's more to it than you think. But we'll make the task a tad easier! 

Being a software developer is no easy mission. There are tons of things to take care of. You have to concentrate on the idea for your app, make sure the source code is current, choose the right platforms, know about the various tools required and then make an app that the public wants to use. Here we try to take off some of that pressure from your shoulders by providing you with these resources that you can use to build the perfect app!

Cheatsheets: A software developer doesn't need to be told what the importance of a cheatsheet is. These little lists can often save you tons of time and make your life much easier. So what are you waiting for, print them out and pin them to your work boards!

1. C++ Reference Sheet

2. Java Reference Sheet

3. Visual Basic 6 Reference Sheet

4. VB.NET Basics Reference Sheet

5. C# Basics Reference Sheet

6. PHP Basics Reference Sheet

7. Advanced PHP Reference Sheet

8. ColdFusion Reference Sheet

Forums and social media: You're wondering why you would need social media to be a successful software developer right? Truth is that only the developers who have truly embraced the power of social media will be able to explain this properly. Still, we'll take a shot at it.

What social media and forums do for you is open up an entire world of like minded people. Not only are you amongst programmers and other developers, you can ask questions, clear your doubts and even learn about new and improved techniques that would assisst you in building your own applications.

1. Stack Overflow

2. Good-Tutorials

3. Dzone

4. Toolbox for IT/a>

5. TopCoder

6. YCombinator

7. Reddit: Programming

Web Tools: When we say web tools, we simply mean resources on the web that you can use as tools. For example, GitHub is the largest tool for collborative software development.

1. GitHub

2. Yahoo Pipes

3. Launchpad

Firefox Add-ons: What's that? Why Firefox add-ons you ask? Well duh! Because that's the browser most developers choose to develop their apps in. You can choose any browser for your work though.

1. Firebug

2. Web Developer

3. Bespin

4. Greasemonkey

Author : Shivam Kotwalia, CodeKill