Open Komodo
Freeware, Program, Tool November 19th, 2007
Welcome to the Open Komodo Project
Open Source Development Environment for Dynamic Languages and Web Technologies
The Open Komodo project provides a code base upon which integrated development environment (IDE) software packages can be developed. ActiveState’s Komodo Edit (a free but not open source, multi-platform, multi-language editor) and Komodo IDE
(a multi-platform, multi-language IDE for dynamic languages and Ajax technologies) are established, mature products that will use the Open Komodo platform.
With the Open Komodo Project, the focus is on dynamic languages and the open web. Open Komodo is developed on top of many open source technologies, including Mozilla, Python, and Scintilla. The primary development technologies used are XUL, JavaScript, Python, and C/C++.
The Open Komodo platform will be entirely open source and licensed under the same terms as Firefox: Mozilla Public License (MPL), GNU General Public License (GPL), and GNU Lesser Public License (LGPL).
The Open Komodo Project, based on the award-winning Komodo IDE, is a new initiative by ActiveState to create an open source platform for building developer environments. ActiveState has open-sourced elements of Komodo Edit, a free multi-language editor for dynamic languages based on Komodo IDE, to create the Open Komodo code base.
Why use Open Komodo?
- It’s free as in speech
- It’s focused on development using dynamic languages and Internet technologies
- It’s built using web-based technologies and dynamic languages
- It’s an established product, ready to use
- It allows you to work the way you want to
- It’s built for developers by developers
- It’s easily extensible using XML, JavaScript, and if you like, Python and C++
- It has in-depth support for multiple languages
- It is easy to get involved and every user can have a positive effect on the future of Open Komodo