Web Development is a fast-paced and exciting field of practice for IT professionals. It is an an extremely competitive industry and web designers must maximize every advantage they can get.

One of the ways in which the cost of Web Development can be lowered is by using Open Source software. Many people don’t realize that instead of paying thousands for proprietory software they can look for free alternatives. By using open source software you can drastically reduce your total cost of ownership for software.

There are many open source web development tools that are available to download, use, share, and enjoy. They are well supported by active communities of volunteers who are passionate about providing free software that is useful and efficient.

If you’re looking for open source web development tools here is a short list as a suggested starting point:

• Xampp - all in one webserver, database, and more
• Joomla - a powerful, free, content management system to quickly put together feature rich websites
• Drupal - a very flexible and powerful framework that can develop very powerful websites
• KompoZer - a wysiwyg editor for editing web pages
• Bluefish - a text editor designed for web development
• Ubuntu - a free alternative to Windows/MacOS

This entry was posted on Wednesday, January 21st, 2009 at 8:03 am by Bertus Floor and is filed under Web Development. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.