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25 Best Free and Open Source Build Systems

August 10, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

Build automation is the process of automating the creation of a software build and the associated processes.

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Highlight – source code converter

August 9, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Highlight is a source code converter that produces syntax-highlighted output for web pages, documents and terminals.

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PdfPig – PDF library

August 9, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

PdfPig is a .NET library for reading text and other content from PDF documents. It provides access to low-level PDF structures.

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16 Best Free and Open Source Java Micro-Frameworks

August 9, 2026 Eilidih Parris Programming, Roundup

This article examines the best Java micro-frameworks. Micro means the framework is small, with little or no tools and libraries.

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8 Best Free and Open Source TypeScript Object-Relational Mapping Software

August 9, 2026 Eilidih Parris Programming, Roundup

ORM is a programming technique for converting data between incompatible type systems using object-oriented languages.

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Rebar3 – build tool

August 8, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Rebar3 is a build tool for creating, developing and releasing Erlang libraries, applications and systems.

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Joist – opinionated TypeScript object-relational mapper

August 7, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Joist is an opinionated TypeScript object-relational mapper designed for PostgreSQL-backed Node.js applications.

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17 Top Free and Open Source PHP Web Frameworks

August 7, 2026 Eilidih Parris Programming, Roundup

We recommend the best free and open source PHP web frameworks.

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Framework

Tempest – modern PHP framework

August 7, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Tempest is a modern PHP framework for building full-stack web applications.

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Git Clients

Gitwig – terminal user interface for managing Git repositories

August 7, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

Gitwig is a terminal user interface for managing Git repositories.

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Coding

12 Best Free and Open Source Python Object-Relational Mapping Software

August 7, 2026 Eilidih Parris Programming, Roundup

Object–relational mapping (ORM) is a programming technique for converting data between incompatible type systems using object-oriented languages.

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Lucid – SQL object-relational mapper

August 7, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Lucid is a SQL object-relational mapper designed for applications built with AdonisJS.

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DevOps

13 Best Free and Open Source Continuous Delivery Systems

August 7, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

Continuous delivery (CD) is a software engineering approach in which developers produce software in short cycles.

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Coding

Mill – fast build tool

August 7, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Mill is a fast build tool for Java, Scala, Kotlin and other JVM-based projects. It is designed as a simpler and more efficient alternative.

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Saffier – asynchronous Python object-relational mapper

August 7, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Saffier is an asynchronous Python object-relational mapper built directly on SQLAlchemy 2.x Async.

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Framework

Spiral – high-performance, full-stack PHP framework

August 6, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Spiral is a high-performance, full-stack PHP framework designed for long-running applications.

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DevOps

sbt – extensible build tool

August 6, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

sbt is an extensible build tool for Scala, Java and other JVM-based projects. It automates common development tasks.

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CSS

light-4j – lightweight Java framework

August 6, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

light-4j is a lightweight Java framework for building fast, cloud-native microservices and APIs.

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DevOps

13 Best Free and Open Source Continuous Integration Systems

August 6, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, Roundup

Continuous integration (CI) is the practice of merging all developers’ working copies to a shared mainline several times a day.

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Edgy – Python object-relational mapper

August 6, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Edgy is a Python object-relational mapper designed for working with complex databases.

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