Developer Files

IML file stands for IntelliJ IDEA Module, created by an integrated development environment (IDE). It’s a popular contact management software used to develop java applications and games. IML file stores information concerning development modules like an android, plugin, java, or maven component of a java application. It stores modules, paths, types, dependencies, and order settings. […]

A header file is a file with the extension .h, referenced by a document written C, or C++ or objective-C source code. It comes in two variations: a file that comes with your compiler and the file that the programmer writes. It may contain constants, functions, and variables used by other files in a programming […]

A CONFIG file is a text-based format which stores parameters defining the settings or information about building and running a program. These are in plain text form, and many applications utilize it for their mundane tasks. The settings mostly revolve around applications, server processes, and operating system. Users may receive them as a reference by […]

Developed by Microsoft, a CS file is a source code file created in the C# programming language. It is an object-oriented programming language mostly useful with the .NET framework. These files need compiling before they are ready to run, something like Microsoft’s Visual Studio.

The SO extension belongs to the developer file category and is a shared library that boots up when the user loads a C or C++ program. The format contains shared logic and functions which are loaded into the memory to allow multiple software to use them simultaneously and for different OS processes. SO processes are […]

INC (INClude) extension refers to a text file that users can use with several programming languages such as Pascal, JAVA, PHP, etc. These are typical parts of any source code and can include headers, functions, declarations, or any other data. The main advantages of these files are the referencing ability, i.e. instead of creating separate […]

The XSD file extension is an acronym for XML Schema Description and stores what information (usually elements and attributes) may appear in an XML document and the relationship between them. It is text-based and can be viewed by any text editor or other compatible programs. They follow the W3C XML Schema language and most XML […]

YML extension stores file created in the YAML (YAML Ain’t Markup Language) format. It is a human-readable developer file type and helps in data serialization. It is language-independent and can be used for referencing by multiple programming languages such as Ruby, Python, C++, C#, and others. When it first came into the picture, YAML was […]

The C file extension has its roots with the ANSI C, a standard for C language published by the American National Standards Institute. It belongs to the developer file type and is a source code file for C or C++ program containing references pertaining to a programming project. These are written in plain text format, […]

The YAML (YAML Ain’t Markup Language) extension is primarily useful for data serialization. It belongs to developer file type and helps the users in reading and writing independent data belonging to a specific programming language. These are not language-specific and can contain configuration information to manage the settings of any application. Being not bound to […]