FIELD programming environment provides an extensive set of tools for
programming in C++, C and Pascal. FIELD uses the tools of the Brown
Workstation Environment (BWE), which in turn runs on top of X11.
Various utility tools provided by FIELD programming environment
includes the following:
- - C++ class browser (cbrowse). This is more powerfull when
compared to iclass provided by InterViews. It offers graphical as
well as textual output. The drawbacks are that it is much more slower
than iclass, and it needs a lot more memory.
- - debugger. The debugger in this environment runs on top of dbx
or gdb. It supports both GNU and AT&T compilers.
For more information, refer to the following papers
- 1. Steven P. Reiss, "Connecting Tools using Message Passing in the FIELD
Program Development Environment", IEEE Software, July 1990, pp 57-67.
- 2. Steven P. Reiss, "Interacting with the FIELD Environment", Software:
Practice and Experience, 20:S1, June 1990, pp. 89-115.
- 3. Steven P. Reiss and Scott Meyers, "FIELD Support for C++", USENIX C++
Conference Proceedings, April 1990, pp. 293-299.