08-14-2013, 10:48 PM
Wow! These are all great suggestions. I will go ahead and add some of my favorites to the list:
*NSIS Installer Creator
Not for the faint at heart, this scriptable interface allows one to create simple or extremely complex installers for their application. Check it out here:
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This is also paired very well with a GUI coded by Hector Mauricio, which makes creating setup files quick and easy. Check out the GUI extension here: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://hmne.sourceforge.net/">http://hmne.sourceforge.net/</a><!-- m -->
*Dropbox
Although this may not be something to enhance how your program works, it is an extremely valuable development tool. Personally, I use Dropbox to sync my projects on all of my computers. Dropbox also gives me a quick public repository to hold update files and other files that my programs may need to download. Dropbox can also serve as relatively cheap file hosting.
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*Loupe Error Monitoring
I tried this program out around two years ago and it did wonders! Basically it tracks all of the errors that occur on every instance of your program that is running on any computer and allows them to access them. This let's you fix bugs while letting others find them for you! <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.gibraltarsoftware.com/#&panel1-1">http://www.gibraltarsoftware.com/#&panel1-1</a><!-- m -->
*NSIS Installer Creator
Not for the faint at heart, this scriptable interface allows one to create simple or extremely complex installers for their application. Check it out here:
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Main_Page">http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Main_Page</a><!-- m -->
This is also paired very well with a GUI coded by Hector Mauricio, which makes creating setup files quick and easy. Check out the GUI extension here: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://hmne.sourceforge.net/">http://hmne.sourceforge.net/</a><!-- m -->
*Dropbox
Although this may not be something to enhance how your program works, it is an extremely valuable development tool. Personally, I use Dropbox to sync my projects on all of my computers. Dropbox also gives me a quick public repository to hold update files and other files that my programs may need to download. Dropbox can also serve as relatively cheap file hosting.
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://www.dropbox.com/">https://www.dropbox.com/</a><!-- m -->
*Loupe Error Monitoring
I tried this program out around two years ago and it did wonders! Basically it tracks all of the errors that occur on every instance of your program that is running on any computer and allows them to access them. This let's you fix bugs while letting others find them for you! <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.gibraltarsoftware.com/#&panel1-1">http://www.gibraltarsoftware.com/#&panel1-1</a><!-- m -->