Guide To Web Development Tools

Microsoft released dot Net and with the release forced developers to think of web development as the number one job description of the future.

To Delphi developers, this release signaled a new dawn that made a number of options available to them. Below is a list of tools to aide you in your web development projects. These range from true RAD tools to http enabled VCL components.

Intraweb

Intraweb web development tool allows developers the flexibility of building application using Javascript and standard HTML without prior knowledge of the two languages. This tool allows one to build a web app. in a similar manner that a typical windows application is built, it runs on a browser with the support of standard HTML and javascript. No Java or other plug-in required.

ExpressWeb

This tool lets you leverage your Delphi skills using the same Method, Property and Event model present in Delphi that supports the creation of web apps and websites. All you've got to do is choose web components (label, text box) from the Palette and drop them in the desinger, select properties, write event handlers in the Object Pascal then compile and it's ready for deployment to your preferred web server.

ASP.NET with Delphi

This collaboration opens up the asp.net world to Delphi developers. Applications featured include store asp.net and Portal full source versions. Supported database formats include MS SQL server and Firebird. aspxDelphi portal apps avail automated CMS (content management tools) other tools necessary for the maintenance of interactive and dynamic websites.

Webhub

Offering here includes ready-to-deploy application servers, PnP components for Delphi. Webhub also brings object oriented elegance static sites, CD-ROM, interactive sites and more.

Doc-to-net

This is an innovative CGI application that transforms scanned TIFF images to GIF, JPEG or PNG, on the fly and streams the image through the browser for the end user viewing. It works independent of any plug-ins. The application also has great features such as pan and scroll, rotating and inverting controls and valuable zoom.

Witango

For faster web development, Witango provides a solid application framework, long terms maintenance of complex app. logic , simple interface, various mechanism for integration with non-web interfaces and a wide array of database connectivity options.

iPRO

iPRO is a full featured collection of VCL native components that provide internet connectivity to 32-bit applications. Connectivity ranges from email support, newsgroups access support, FTP support, IM support, and everything else you require to easily use the components. Above all it's open source.

PackageForTheWeb

This is a visual development utility that can be used for creating more than just self-extracting executables. Packagefortheweb has been designed to work with Installshield authoring tools making it easy to use it for creating web installation packages. This utility wraps any set-up into an internet ready package easily.

Delphi WebSnap

A component-based Web application development framework that integrates the power of Delphi directly into today's Web site development teams.

MonoX .Net Portal Framework

Managing a web site can turn to a real nightmare. There are literally hundreds of Content Management solutions out there, but most of them are focused at managing simple and static pages. More advanced packages cost thousands of dollars and require countless hours spent on deployment and training. Mono Portal Framework changes all that.