Smart ABS Now

Codefast Inc - http://www.codefast.com

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Smart ABS Now is the world's first smart, scalable, knowledge-based Automated Build System for dynamically calculating and executing scalable N-source-tree, N-platform software builds, with no human labor required. It makes complex, multiplatform software builds trivial, because it does all the work. Here's a typical command line for rebuilding an entire repository of source trees on multiple platforms:

sanow rebuild my-whole-repository::

Smart ABS Now is a scalable, client-scheduler-server system that can easily coordinate hundreds of multiplatform execution servers to dynamically calculate and execute arbitrary user-defined build sequences in a scalable, multiplatform computing environment. Clients on any platform can issue job requests to be issued on any execution server. This makes it possible for people at home to issue job requests to office servers, or for developers on distributed development teams to build code in remote cities or countries.

Smart ABS Now makes software builds trivial, regardless of programming language, size of the build, number of platforms, or other such complicating factors. It calculates a proper order and set of build dependencies with the help of Smart Makefiles Now, Smart Perl Makefiles Now, and Smart Builds Now, and executes a perfect, parallel, distributed, optimal build every time, with no human labor required.

Smart ABS Now stores build knowledge in the system, and not in people, thereby reducing project risk by making software builds insensitive to employee turnover, individual skill levels, and human knowledge limits (where complex builds are of concern).

From the perspective of a team leader who manages software projects, the most noticeable effect of a smart build system is one of enhanced project smoothness and simplicity. It's simple to do software builds. Complex builds can be generated and executed effortlessly. Software builds require less work, and fail less often. Zero makefile errors occur. Developers can generate and execute complex, precision builds in seconds. Software builds run faster because smart build tools can take advantage of parallelism in computing resources.

Smart ABS Now runs on 20 platforms.

-- KevinJameson^? - 06 Sep 2003