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The Kwantu platform is fundamentally (web and mobile) based. Development of apps on the platform requires the ability to edit XML and JASON files and access to the World-Wide-Web in the process of developing, testing and running apps.

The Kwantu team

The Kwantu team uses:

• The proprietary Oxygen XML Editor for editing XML files; and
• The free Visual Studio Code editor for editing JASON files.
• Chrome and Firefox browsers

The Kwantu platform

The Kwantu platform uses the CouchDB database to store all aspects of applications and data. To access this database the Restlet Client plugin for the Google Chrome browser is used (see Rester for Firefox) for the following purposes:

• REST API Testing; and
• The storage and retrieval of configuration file documents.

See how to use the Restlet Client.

Windows

The following tools are free and in wide use on the proprietary Windows operating systems:

• XML Notepad 2007 for editing XML files. The outstanding feature of this XML editor is the classic Norton Utilities two panel interface of hierarchy and contents. This is a great way to develop a grasp of the layout of configuration files.
• Notepad++ for editing syntax-highlighted JASON files (and a vast array of languages). The outstanding feature of this code editor is the ability to use the Ctrl + Alt + Left mouse button to highlight, edit and move rectangular blocks of text.

Much has been written about porting these tools to Ubuntu Gnu + Linux