SmileIDE

Unlike many other modern languages, Assembly is a simplistic programming language that is not portable across many types of architecture. Instead, every assembly language is only suitable for a particular computer architecture.

Evidently, this fact does not make it very popular in fields like PC development, but it does make it suitable for micro-controllers, small-scale robotics and industrial automation.

SmileIDE is a stripped down and straightforwardly integrated development environment that is specially designed to work with the aforementioned programming language.

Considering the fact that the active development for this utility has stopped a long while ago, you should not expect perfect reliability from SmileIDE. What is more, you should also not expect high-tech features specific to most modern IDEs.

This said, forget all about syntax highlighting, built-in automation tools or even a debugger, as the utility only comes with a straightforward code editor and a simple compiler. The program features a minimalist user-interface that would seem more at home on older version of Windows.

The main window is divided into panels that display the loaded Assembly projects, the code editor a field for note-taking. Thanks to its simplistic nature and straightforward looks, working with SmileIDE is no difficult task, as most of the work is achieved with the help of its small toolbar and menubar.

You need to simply start a new project or load an existing one, manually edit the code using its built-in code editor, optionally you can add important notes about your codding process and compile it by pressing the designated 'Run' button.

While more and more technology gets more advanced control languages, Assembly gains new ground with one step at a time, making it still relevant today in certain areas, but this cannot be said about SmileIDE.

Taking all things into consideration, SmileIDE is a straightforward development tool, but unfortunately, it is nowhere near as feature-rich and as advanced to even be compared with modern IDEs.