Free Programmer's Software Links

GNU Emacs

• GNU Emacs the GNU Emacs home page. Emacs is a very powerful programmers editor. Supports color syntax, custom indenting and much more.
• GNU Emacs FAQ For MS Windows standalone windows port. You can also use emacs from Xwindows in Cygwin.
• Ange ftp over ssh allows you to ftp safely from within emacs.
• CEDET collection of Emacs Development Environment Tools, includes speedbar.
• Matlab mode how to get a Matlab mode in (X)emacs
• matlab.el latest Matlab mode

GNU Tools for Windows.

• GnuWin32 Ports of some GNU tools to Windows (95 up to Vista).
• Cygwin a Linux-like environment for Windows from Red Hat.
• Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX unix tools ported to Microsoft Windows.
• DJGPP allows you to develop software or use many GNU programs and shells on a DOS PC.

Linux

• Linux Online the Linux Home Page.
• Linux Central sells Linux CDs, books, computers and more.

Perl - Programmer's duct tape

• Perl.com O'Reilly perl page.
• ActiveState Tool Corp. they have a freeware version of Perl for Windows.
• The Perl Journal now available in Dr. Dobbs archive sections.

Utilities

• Ghostscript, Ghostview and GSview allows you to print postscript files to a non-postscript printer. Useful for printing from GNU Emacs for windows.
• Google Code Search I have found this site extremely useful.
• Programmer's Heaven useful site, lots of examle source.
• Scilab numerical software package similar to Matlab. Runs on Linux, Windows and Unix.
• Simtel freeware and shareware software downloads for Windows, Mac, and DOS.