List of Favorite SW Tools

[Christian_L]

List of favorite non-LabVIEW SW tools collected from the attendees at the March 29, 2011 meeting.

Tool	Type	Link	Comments
Notepad++	Advanced text editor	http://notepad-plus-plus.org/	Free - Windows
Text wrangler	Advanced text editor	http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/	Mac
VIM	Advanced text editor	http://www.vim.org/	Free
FogBugz	Bug & issue tracking, project management	http://www.fogcreek.com/fogbugz/	Free for less than 2 users, can help estimate time for tasks
EverNote	Cloud notes	http://www.evernote.com/
MS sharepoint	Online collaboration software for entrepise	http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/en-us/Pages/default.aspx
VIPM	LabVIEW add-on package manager	http://jki.net/vipm	Community edition is free and enables creating packages that can be posted at theLabVIEW Tools Network .
Dropbox	Clou files, online backup, file sync, sharing	http://www.dropbox.com/	Free
Google Docs	Real time online edition/collaboration on documents	https://docs.google.com/	Free
Alwaysync	File synchronization, backup, syncronization, data replication	http://allwaysync.com/	Free for moderate personal use
Beyond compare	File, folder compare, backup, syncronization	http://www.scootersoftware.com/	Free
yEd	Flow charting	http://www.yworks.com/en/products_yed_about.html	Free
Xmind	Mind mapping and storming	http://www.xmind.net/	Free
Auto Hot Key	Scripting of key sequences	http://www.autohotkey.com/	Automate almost anyting by sending keystrokes and mouse clicks, expand abbreviations as you type,
GOOP Development Suite	OO plus UML support for LabVIEW	http://www.symbio.com/products/goop-development-suite/	Can reverse engineer existing project with classes and get UML diagram. Can generate VI shells from UML diagram
Star UML	Open Source UML/MDA Platform	http://staruml.sourceforge.net/en/	Free option, integrates with G# for LVOOP
Jing	Screenshots and screencasts sharing	http://www.techsmith.com/jing/
IBM ClearCase	Source code control	http://www-01.ibm.com/software/awdtools/clearcase/#
Perforce	Source code control	http://www.perforce.com/	Free version supports two users and five client workspaces, or unlimited users and up to 1,000 files
TortoiseSVN	Source code control	http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/	Free Windows Shell Extension for Subversion. Plug-in for LV intigration available from JKI.
ProjectLocker	Source code control repositories for SVN or GIT	http://projectlocker.com/
Virtual Box	Virtualization	http://www.virtualbox.org/	Free
Vmware	Virtualization	http://www.vmware.com/	VMWare Player is free, Workstation offers Snapshots and networking options.
Microsoft Word	Word processor used for work flow, project management	http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/
Visual Studio	Development		Express versions are free.

This how it looked on our "board":

[FabiolaDelaCueva]

you beat me!

Thanks for posting picture,

Fab

[Pie56694]

Not like you asked, and unfortunately I missed this discussion, but I like:

Compare It! (file differencer)

MS Visio (flow-charts, gantt charts, documentation)

FastStone Capture (quick and easy self documenting screen shots)

Adobe PDF Creator (distributing documentation)

[FabiolaDelaCueva]

Steve,

Thanks for adding to the list. Too bad, you couldn't make it. Maybe next time.

Fab

[#5]

Thanks for putting this list together. It is a great way to communicate ideas to people who could not make the meeting!

[FabiolaDelaCueva]

You can also look at the table version that has all the links

I think I should just copy and paste the table into this document, what do you gusy think?

Fab

[Christian_L]

Fab,

Yes, please combine and delete one of the documents.

[FabiolaDelaCueva]

Done!

[Christian_L]

Another tools for the list:

Tom's Planner     http://www.tomsplanner.com/

Web-based planning/scheduling tool

Free for one project with limited functionality for evaluation

$9/month for the most common use