A number of different programming languages and environments are maintained
for your use in the Center.
Consult any of the following topic for more information on that language
One of the best and most common tools you can use
to help with the
development of your programming projects
(as well as documentation and a number of other tasks)
is the (in)famous make utility.
PatrickStein has written a gentle introduction called
MakefileBasics that
gives a good overview of what you can accomplish with
make in a relatively short time.
Jam
Using Pat's MakefileBasics as a template, someone ought to
write a similar introduction to using jam.