Developer Files

DDP in full means Delphi Diagram Portfolio. DDP files are developer files. The main creators are Delphi Inc. Delphi is an IDE that plays a crucial role in the creation of different forms of Windows program. The function of DDP files as developer files is their ability to save pictorials. These pictorial representations are pertinent […]

GITKEEP files are developer files. First, it is an empty file and acts as a dummy file. It is exclusive to Git users. They help preserve empty project directories through the Git repository. Note that GIT cannot keep track of empty directories. That is because they are automatically added. However, when GITKEEP files are present, […]

NUSPEC files are commonly used in NuGet. Microsoft employs the extension in its Visual Studio software. The file manages third party libraries for different sets of projects. A great example is a NET project, which forms a central part of graphics in Windows. NUSPEC files also contain relevant information essential for building NuGet package. NuGet […]

PO files are Portable Object file extensions in text format. They are ideal for developing various applications. One of the reasons why it forms an integral part of software development is because of its editing ease. Since they are text-based files, you can use a text editor in both Mac and Windows to make changes […]

These are source code files that are written in Pyrex. Pyrex is also a programing language that has quite some similarities with Python. You can use Pyrex to write Python extension modules such as C-like syntax. One characteristic of these files is to speed up the performance time of Python programs. In some instances, PYX […]

SPEC file is a developer file that forms a critical part in rpmbuild program. The program is part of the process of making rpm packages. The file is specified to Linux users only and you are required to have Red Hat Linux to get RPM. During the installation of Linux programs, SPEC files play a […]

SUO means Solutions User Options files. From that, you can see that SUO contains information about individual users. The information is usually saved in a binary format. It is because binary formats are usually easy to upgrade and access as a developer file. Usually, SUO files are referenced by VSPackages which is one of the […]

VM means Velocity template files which is why you can only find them on Velocity. Velocity here is a template language that is based on Java and written in the velocity programming language. The file contains VTL statements that predict the language used by Velocity. The documentation of the statements is in ordinary text format. […]

CTL files are developer files. They are termed as visual basic UserControl object files. CTL files do not come in any specific format when generated. That offers flexibility when used by programmers and other developers. However, the production makes it a text document. With plenty of text editors in Mac and Windows, editing and modification […]

A D file falls under source codes. They are developer files with source codes written using the D programming language. This language looks like popular C++ codes. However, they are altered by C# Java and also Eiffel. They are usually in text format. You can therefore edit and make modifications using different text editors. To […]