• We've long been working on a program to extract entities out of an IGES file. Unfortunately, the current version requires the full HW IGES DLL. However, when it didn't work (on Tax day, natch) we wrote this quick Perl script to do the trick. It's not smart, but it gets the job done well enough to simplify bug reports...

• The official IGES site.
• The IGES 5.x Preservation Society. It's a goofy name, but their sample files were essential for getting HarmonyWare off the ground.

These are all open source tools we have found invaluable in putting together our products.

• On Linux, we compile with the GCC compiler.
• We use Perl extensively in our development process, as a code generation tool and as a testing tool. We would be utterly lost without it, and we're eagerly awaiting Perl 6.
• We are now using Valgrind on Linux to track down memory leaks. It's a great product.
• HarmonyWare relies on Doc++ for our class and function documentation.

If, perhaps, you thought you were wandering onto a music page, here are some links to get you back going in the right direction.

• If you're interested in music making, a good place to start is Harmony Central.
• If it's listening you're interested in, we are particularly fond of the Vocal Jazz Resource and the Contemporary A Cappella Society.
• If instead you're interested in music of the traditional Irish sort, you're better off checking out JC's Tune Finder, irishtune.info, and The Fiddler's Companion.
• HarmonyWare music is usually played on instruments produced by Fox, Pat O'Riordan, and Glenn Schultz.