Links for software development can give beginners the information they need to understand basic systems and programming.
The IEEE Computer Society: belonging to an institution touted as the world’s leading organization for computing professionals, this organizational website houses publications, links and information for conferences, career building resources, an e-Learning campus, certification and training resources, a list of helpful communities for networking and assistance, and a digital library.
Manifesto for Agile Software Development: This is a website dedicated to Agile software development. The index page is comprised of an Agile software manifesto.
SD Forum: “The Emerging Technology Connection;” this is a networking organization that provides resources for IT professionals to stay abreast of changes and advances in the field.
Bugzilla: This website is arguably the best online debugging resource, sporting a rather large dossier of organizations and private entities that continue to garner Bugzilla’s assistance, including Mozilla, Linux Kernel, Gnome, Apache, NASA, Facebook, and many more.
Source Forge: This site offers a wide breadth of access to currently available open source software and freeware.
7-Zip: This online archiver holds many resources for IT professionals, including a various software development kits.
IEEE: This organization, quite akin to that housed by computer.org, is a more official version of the prior site, but with less resources.
The Open Source Initiative: Another website dedicated to the dissemination of open source material.
The Free and Open Productivity Suite: This is an inclusive website that offers an open source alternative for those who prefer to use programming languages other than API.
Open Source Software Engineering Tools: A website filled to the brim with software development and engineering tools, including a compendious database of templates.