10 portable apps for code geeks

Being code geeks we should learn to code and debug in any PC and of course any situation. Here are 10 portable applications that you can carry around on your pen drive.

1. XAMPP : XAMPP is an integrated server package of Apache, mySQL, PHP and phpMyAdmin (the AMPP in XAMPP) that all run from a removable drive. Everything is pre-configured and ready to go just by unzipping or installing it.
2. portDev-Cpp : This will allow you to program in C/C++ anywhere you want.
3. PSPad : The universal freeware editor is for you if you need to: •work with plain text - the editor has a wealth of formatting functions, including a spell checker •create web pages - as web authoring editor, PSPad contains many unique tools to save your time •use a good IDE for your compiler - editor PSPad catch and parse compiler output, integrate external help files, compare versions, and much more…
4. MDB2XML : This utility converts a MS Access database (MDB) to an XML document. Simple enter the name of the MDB file, give the name of the output file and press Convert. The total number of converted records is displayed in the results list control. MDB2XML makes is build using the classes CXmlDocument and CXmlElement which are explained in the Classes section of this website.
5. Javadoc : Javadoc Creator is an easy to use utility to create Javadocs for your projects. It is the perfect shell for JDK’s “javadoc” utility. You’ll never need to memorize the command line parameters again! Apart from counting classes, packages and lines of code for statistical reasons, it creates useful batch files (*.bat) that launch JDK’s “javadoc” tool to create a Javadoc web-site.
6. HFS File Server : HFS (HTTP File Server) is a great tool for sharing files. Once the server is up and running, the administrator simply adds files to be shared via drag and drop. Users wishing to download the shared files go to the specified IP address/domain where HFS is hosted via their favorite web browser. They will then be presented with a nice web page that lists all the available files that can be downloaded.
7. Bean Maker : Bean Maker is an innovative and fully customizable source code generator, designed to help boost programmers’ productivity. It can generate any kind of files (*.java, *.xml, *.tld) using simple text templates enhanced with with special tags. Bean Maker works for any kind of computer language, although it was designed originally for Java and J2EE programmers. Whether you are looking for consistency across development teams, simplification of repetitive tasks or just error free code generation Bean Maker is the tool for you. Ease of use and innovative template-tags make this utility an essential tool for every developer.
8. i.FTP Client : As the name suggests, this is a portable FTP client.
9. DiffDaff : DiffDaff is a free utility that enables a direct comparison between two files, folders, or web sites and shows the differences line by line. The variations are classified as changes, deleted, non-existing, and identical content. The variations are also color marked. The DiffDaff tool enables parallel scrolling through the results, line numeration, and many other features that facilitate the work and simplify locating the differences.
10. HexEditor : Ability to perform BIT Modification on a BYTE. HEX Searching, TEXT Searching, UNICODE TEXT Searching. Also Case Insensitive Searching for Standard TEXT and Unicode Text. Inserting, Overwriting, Pasting, Copying, etc… All Supported. Variable colored interface shows Brighter colors for higher valued data. Just mouse over any byte to show info about it.