1.4. Selection Criteria for Software Development Tools

After selecting the hardware, software development tools are the next major initial expense in terms of money and time to set these up. Selection of software development tools depends upon the choice of hardware and operating system. In many cases GNU tools are very well suited. Selection of development tools also has a major effect on the productivity of the whole development team.

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