I decided to post up a list of tools I use as a creative programmer, in the hope that somebody - somewhere - stumbles across it and realises they have a shared interest. I work with 3D realtime media, akin to gaming technology. So here it is, do respond if you want to discuss any of the quirky applications I have in my arsenal.

DarkBASIC Professional + almost every plugin.
Visual Basic 2008
DarkGDK
Milkshape
Blender

+ miscellaneous graphics and video applications, used as necessary.