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What is the WideStudio/MWT?
WideStudio/MWT is a GUI based multiplatform application development environment where various development languages such as C/C++, Java, Perl, Ruby, Python or OCaml can be used with software components; MWT running on Windows, PocketPC, Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, T-Engine or ITRON. This application is fully available and is an "open source". This is one of its most outstanding features. Everyone can use this to develop multi-platform and open applications with ease.
WideStudio/MWT has the following characteristics:
- Open source License allowing commercial use.
- Platform independent GUI source codes
- Possible to use C/C++, Java, Perl, Ruby, Python, OCaml
- Equipped with the application builder which can easily edit a GUI application.
- Needs only a minimum of coding, in an event-driven style.
- Ensures scalability by a function of building / importing additional class libraries.
Developing GUI application
WideStudio/MWT offers visual development environment on various platforms. Using software parts called MWT components helps spontaneous GUI application designing to reduce development efforts dramatically. Also WideStudio/MWT allows various development languages such as C/C++, Java, Perl, Ruby, Python, OCaml. This means developers can use their favourite/the most suitable language and platform for the development.
WideStudio/MWT is distributed for everyone under the open source license that allows commercial use and containing IDE, runtime libraries and compilers with free - there is no need to bother buying expensive development tools which refuses novice programmers.
The next figure describes the composition of WideStudio and its files.
[WideStudio Composition]Ubiquitous Application Development
WideStudio/MWT runs on wide range of platforms from servers to embedded devices seamlessly. You can develop GUI applications for embedded Linux, T-Engine, WindowsCE or ITRON which support Ubiquitous generations as well as Win32, Linux, Solaris MacOSX, BTRON. Thus, your applications developed with this WideStudio/MWT will run on Windows, WindowsCE, Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, MacOSX, T-Engine, BTRON even without its indention. Also WideStudio/MWT generates CPU-specific native binaries that can run efficiently on limited memory or low speed CPU like as embedded devices. WideStudio/MWT is only the solution of GUI application development for the Ubiquitous generations.
[WideStudio/MWT running on various platforms]
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