As for developers, it includes GCC 4.3.2, Perl 5.10, Python 2.5.2, Ruby 1.8.1, Qt 4.4.3, etc., besides IDEs like etbeans, Anjuta, and Eclipse. There are a few
meta packages for development too, and you can install development packages for C, C**, KDE and Qt,as well as the XF E build system by navigating to the Dm'elopment section under Meta packages list. In short, whatever packages you need for your development work is more or less covered, including Web development frameworks like Rails and Django.