Development Tools & Software means development software, development documentation, compilers, interpreters, system build software, test suites, testing tools and documentation, support tools, revision control systems and environments and other materials used in or necessary to the use, development.

Development tools can be of many forms like linkers, compilers, code editors, GUI designer, assemblers, debugger, performance analysis tools etc. There are certain factors to be considered while selecting the corresponding development tool, based on the type of the project.