There will always be people making development tools: Python and Ruby are both available for free. As for tools to develop software? Well making a new Emacs env

There will always be people making development tools: Python and Ruby are both available for free. As for tools to develop software? Well making a new Emacs environment is simple and since most languages are based on old ones you can just adapt that environment As for paying for software? Well I might do it for Delphi if they ever salvage it, or Franz lisp (though _not_ at their current price and I want to be able to sell and use the developed programs as I please). The reason I am willing to pay for either of those? They are damn nice and can compile to native code, so I can develop programs that can be run by everybody. As for server software - well there is no native code requirement, so I can use any of the 2 million software products available.