Freinds, I invite you to learn a hot, free and open-source tool called Eclipse. It is being used very heavily in industry and you can learn it while in college. Eclipse is: a) An open-source community (Eclipse Foundation) b) An open framework for the development of software tools (Eclipse Platform) c) A modern technology written in Java offering portability without sacrificing performance and allowing easy plug in of software tools (Eclipse Plug-ins) d) A collection of open-source projects that offer solutions for most software development tasks (Eclipse Projects) e) A unified IDE (Integrated Development Environment) used by the majority of embedded systems vendors from RTOS to Processor companies For a brief overview, click http://www.eet.com/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=53C3MLOA134OOQSNDBECKHSCJUMEKJVN?articleID=184425845 The website is www.eclipse.org And it looks good on CV too! Regards, Syed Saif Abrar Philips Semiconductors / CTO / System Technology & Architecture Philips Towers, # 1, Murphy Road, Ulsoor, Bangalore-8, India Ph: +91-80-25579000, Extn: 1536 Fax: +91-80-25561243 =========================================================== Post messages:fabacad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx View archive: //www.freelists.org/archives/fabacad Subscribe: fabacad-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; Subject: 'subscribe' Un-subscribe: fabacad-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; Subject: 'unsubscribe'