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How we develope software
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Software developement tools
We use and recommend Simply Fortran from
For
more than 25 years ASC is experienced and specialized in building
technical and practical applications in a maritime environment
especially in structural design.
Our vision about using programs
Our programs are made for working user friendly under Windows.
The
term "user friendly" according our vision is: "applications must be
self explaining to users witch are competent regarding the theoretical
background".
A software program should not be a “Black Box”; the
user has to know what happens between input and result. In our opinion
a competent users must be able produce good results successfully using
a program after a short training with some samples and supported by on
good in line help.
Necessary Long studies of paper manuals are
another way to make programs useless. ASC programs are supported by
help files in the form of web documents. They are available from the
menu and for licensed users up to date online help via internet is
available
The most fantastic software is as good as worthless
without a good user interface. Building user interfaces will cause a
large part of the costs of a programme, but you should earn back more
than these costs. Also developers have to realize that the border for users between a “fantastic” and “totally worthless” program is very small!
Building user interfaces will cause a large part of the costs of a programme, but you should earn back more than these costs.
Development tools
By
making new Window versions higher than XP a lot of special software can
not be used any longer in these higher versions. The reason are the
user interfaces depending on Windows tools but generally not the parts
of a program specially made to solve a certain problem.
Due to
costs the gross of developers is not able to convert program's always
again to Microsoft’s changes of operating systems and there is used a
lot of sophisticated software working good under Windows XP. For all
small developers are the victims. Most of them did not plan an upgrade
to windows 7, 8 or 10. What brings the future??
This is also
a problem for ASC but we found a solution independent from Microsoft
tools by using Simply Fortran with AppGraphics developed by Approximatrix.
There is a very good user support, the graphic interface simple and
these tools will be so good as “save” against “future-surprises” from
Microsoft.