What tools are used to create BitWise?
Creating BitWise for 3 operating systems requires a large number of tools. Here is a list of the major tools used: • wxWidgets library • Microsoft Visual Studio 6 • wxDesigner by Robert Roebling • XCode 1.5 for Mac OS X • KDevelop 3.x • Adobe Photoshop • The Gimp • Crypto++ (encryption library) • zlib (compression library) • gdb for linux/Mac OS debugging • CVS server • WinCVS, Cervisia and MacCVSX • A variety of text editors • A variety of SSH/SCP/SFTP programs • Compression/archive utilities BitWise, including the client, server and the website, are written in a variety of languages, including C, C++, Perl, php and mySQL. • How many people use BitWise? Short answer: lots of people, from all around the world! Long answer: while we do keep usage numbers, we are not releasing them at this time. From experience, people have a perception of how big BitWise “should be,” and when the actual number turns out to be bigger or smaller than expected, certain conclusions are made and/or perceptio
