Devpad

The backbone of every running program, video game or web page is represented by dozens of lines of code that translate your actions into activities that a computer can perform. A fair amount of different programming languages can be used to build such virtual products, with applications like Devpad being a suitable environment in which to write down the code to make everything possible.

Needless to say that you need to go through a setup process to make the application properly work. A word of advice is to keep your eyes peeled for any suspicious prompt so you don’t risk getting anything else installed on your PC as well. Another word of advice is to make sure your computer is equipped with .NET Framework, but latest Windows iterations come with the service already packed.

On the visual side of things, the application keeps elements simple, under intuitive icons in order to make accommodation easy. File related, as well as navigation options can be accessed directly from the upper toolbar. A faster method is to use the context menu, which also holds more text formatting options.

File support falls into the pros section. Modern and popular programming languages are supported by the application, with the possibility to import existing C/C++/C#, JavaScript, HTML, PHP, XML projects, as well as plain or rich text files.

Further adding to practicality and flexibility is the built-in syntax highlighter, which can be enabled for all programming languages mentioned above, and even ASP, CSS, Boo, GML, Lua, Perl, and SQL. You can fully disable it in case you simply want to write down text, which can use a few UTF encoding variations, and ANSI.

Before rushing to save your work, it can undergo several trim options with the help of several tools to search and replace strings, jump to lines, adjust indentation, and more. For testing, you can run projects in web browsers like Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, and Safari.

There’s no built-in compiler or option to built the project. what you can do is export to an impressive array of possibilities, such as beaming via email, uploading to your FTP server, archiving the whole content, save an image, FlowDocument, rich text or web page.

Programming is not a task for everyone, with a staggering amount of different variables and functions that need to be well-known and used. This is why it’s important to work in a powerful environment like Devpad, packed with syntax highlighter and support for various coding languages and an intuitive interface for a proper overall experience.