Inprise Tools For Linux
by: ramryce 12/27/1999 7:06 pm EST
Msg: 26238 of 26278 (Yahoo)
Inprise is bringing to market what it said will be some of the first commercial rapid application development (RAD) tools for the Linux platform.
The project, code named Kylix, encompasses Inprise's Delphi, CBuilder, and JBuilder development tools for C, C++, and Java programming languages.
On Monday, the company released a downloadable preview of JBuilder's Just-In-Time (JIT) compiler for the Linux OS, which can increase performance of Java 2 applications on Linux.
Some Linux developers said RAD tools are important to programming in any environment.
"RAD tools like these are important to many and a sure sign that Linux's popularity is increasing in the corporations of the world," said Joe Pranevich, a senior production-support analyst at Lycos who works with Linux in his off time. "It may encourage more people to discover how Linux can be a useful tool for them."
Inprise, in Scotts Valley, Calif., began working on Kylix in the spring and said much of the design was influenced by results from its Linux Developer Survey of over 24,000 developers inJuly.
"With the strong heritage of Delphi and C++Builder behind Kylix, speed-to-market for developing applications and porting across Windows and Linux will be significantly increased," said Dale Fuller, interim president and CEO of Inprise. |
