Why Eiffel?

The Eiffel Development Framework^TM is the complete solution you have been looking for. Developers choose Eiffel because it makes their job easier, increases their productivity and enables them to satisfy the requirements of their managers. In short, Eiffel makes them shine.

With Eiffel you spend your time developing rather than debugging. You work with the design, without getting bogged down by the syntax. You get projects done faster. You extend applications easily. You migrate them effortlessly.

Here are a few of the unique features of Eiffel Software's products that contribute to making your life easier:                       

• Eiffel is easy to learn, write and read - readability has a significant impact on your work. The plain English syntax of Eiffel gives mixed teams - developers working with analysts, scientists and architects - the flexibility to work together to create more functional software faster.
• EiffelStudio is a fully integrated toolset. You can define, design, develop, test, deploy and manage your applications in a single architecture solution, using a clean and intuitive interface. At each step of your project life cycle you can perform the necessary changes and your full system will be automatically updated by EiffelStudio and always be consistent.
• EiffelStudio produces automatic documentation. There is no risk for you, your team or your company to work with outdated or erroneous documentation.
• EiffelStudio enhances developer productivity through Design by Contract. This single mechanism is responsible for an order-of-magnitude increase in the quality of applications that apply it. DBC is native to Eiffel.
• Eiffel is a remarkably `open' and cross-platform system. EiffelStudio is the most complete, full-fledged solution for Enterprise level cross-platform development. Whether the software need involves porting legacy applications from Unix or Linux to .Net, even undertaking whole new multi-platform system development, EiffelStudio caters for those needs. Unlike other cross-platform Enterprise solutions, EiffelStudio allows for complete, unrestricted developer freedom. Due to the architectural independence of the Eiffel language, software developers are not locked-in to any particular platform, leaving them free to develop in a manner which suits them, coexisting effortlessly with other team developers, regardless of platform.

Eiffel Software's products are flexible and comprehensive. We have assembled a sample of what you can do with Eiffel in the Cool Things You can do with Eiffel. 

If you already know about the tremendous advantages of Eiffel, and would like some support in getting Eiffel approved for a project within your company, check our Lobbying Assistance page.