[Info-vax] source control and semantics (Re: Why so much Unix envy?)

[Kerry Main]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Info-vax [mailto:info-vax-bounces at info-vax.com] On Behalf Of
> johnwallace4 at yahoo.co.uk
> Sent: 13-Sep-14 12:01 PM
> To: info-vax at info-vax.com
> Subject: Re: [New Info-vax] source control and semantics (Re: Why so
> much Unix envy?)
> 
[snip...]
> 
> So is there a way forward for modern software development on VMS
> then?
> 
> On the one hand there's the Eclipse (and friends) fan club (which is
> fine by me) but over in another thread recently the received wisdom
> is that the prospects for a revived "VMS desktop" are limited.
> 
> Is VMS sw development therefore staying in (retreating to?) the
> character-cell era, or is there some miracle which allows the
> deployment of some subset of modern/GUI sw tools on VMS even in
> the absence of a plausible complete desktop?
> 
> I guess there's maybe the "edit(etc) here, compile/link/debug/run
> there" option? Maybe?
> 
> There were some commercial products in this area too, not too long
> ago. Not sure of current status, or of relevance in the rest of
> the world outside the greater USA...
> 
> Anything else? What works well already, if anything? What else
> might be interesting for VSI or others (including "the community")
> to work on?

John - here is extract from a post I sent earlier today in another thread:

Folks might be interested in this video testimonial regarding modern
IDE development (Eclipse based) with OpenVMS (eCube systems):

http://ecubesystems.com/openvms-futures.html

"NXTware Remote is an Eclipse-based IDE that makes it simple for 
developers to write code and then compile and debug it remotely.  
Enterprise IT organizations doing strategic development in COBOL, 
FORTRAN, C, BASIC, PASCAL and JAVA on a variety of platforms use 
NXTware Remote to develop on OpenVMS, Linux and Unix servers 
from Windows, MAC or Linux workstations."

Also, eCube's announcement on VSI-HP announcement:

http://tinyurl.com/eCube-VMS-Announcement

http://tinyurl.com/eCube-VMS-Announcement2

Regards,

Kerry Main
Back to the Future IT Inc.
 .. Learning from the past to plan the future

Kerry dot main at backtothefutureit dot com