Traditional application programming requires tedious and manual work. When you create a new application, you are responsible for coding every aspect of the program. You must specify all initialization routines, the interactions between the various pieces of the program, and the user interface.

RAD tools automate some of these manual processes, so you can concentrate your efforts on the application itself. The tools automatically generate code that handles generic initialization routines and the drawing of user interface elements on the screen. In addition, you can modify the generated code to suit your application's specific needs.

CodeWarrior includes RAD tools as part of the development environment. These tools support the development of applications, applets, and components through a plug-in architecture. You can use existing RAD plug-ins with the IDE, or you can create your own. This flexibility supports multiple languages, platforms, and application frameworks.