Abstract

(Received: 2015/4/30 - Accepted: 2015/06/08)Software development is an activity, inherently collaborative; usually development teams have members located in different places, talking different languages and with another culture. Therefore, knowledge about helping tools is necessary. These tools could be helpful in the whole process of software development, and mainly in the coding stage. This paper shows new perspectives in collaborative software development, its relevance; then, shows a set of important tools. They include plugins and web-based tools. A set of important features and a comparison are shown. This information would be helpful if you are thinking about build or use one.