Provides on-demand, virtualized developer tools to encourage software innovation
HOUSTON, July 7, 2009 — click2try (http://www.click2try.com), a community site that makes it easy to try and use Open Source software, today announced that it has added a toolset of powerful and popular development tools for C/C++ programmers to its online software catalog.
The click2try Linux C/C++ Developer Workstation provides a number of popular tools bundled into one virtual environment. The main platform is the EasyEclipse distribution, which provides the Eclipse Platform and the CDT IDE, as well as Doxygen and Subclipse.
Tens of thousands of developers have adopted the Eclipse platform, which was released into the Open Source community by IBM in 2001. As a very flexible and configurable platform, Eclipse supports many different plug-ins and extensions. This very strength can also make the platform difficult to configure for new developers. EasyEclipse makes the system much easier to install and configure by bundling a number of popular tools.
The click2try Linux C/C++ Developer Workstation takes that approach even farther, by providing additional tools and on-demand access through the click2try catalog. Developers can try and use EasyEclipse and other development tools right from a browser instance, without downloading or installing any software on a local machine. The click2try Linux C/C++ Developer Workstation lets developers get to work immediately, with the click of a button.
"There's nothing more frustrating that having to spend hours configuring your IDE when all you want to do is start writing code," says Steve Hayward, click2try VP of Engineering. "The Developer Workstations let us get to work right now. And we can easily collaborate and share code with other team members using the click2try Applications Manager."
Developers can try any of the bundles of applications included in each click2try Developer Workstation. Anyone can try a temporary version of any application in the click2try catalog, simply by going to the site and clicking a button on an application's catalog page. No registration is required. If you want to save your data, you can register for free on the site and receive a limited-time access to any of the applications.
About click2try
click2try is a content-rich, Community-driven Web site for sourcing, testing, evaluating, and hosting existing Open Source software products on pre-configured virtual appliances. With the most comprehensive collection of information on selected Open Source software applications online, click2try is committed to extending the access and the usability of Open Source software to as many people as possible by making it simple, reliable and economical to use. For more information, visit http://www.click2try.com.
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