FROM ART TO ENGINEERING:

Most software developers today are more akin to skilled artisans than they are to engineers. This helps to explain why they typically build software applications by hand from the ground up. While it is certainly possible to successfully build high-quality applications using this traditional method, this approach becomes increasingly unwieldy as an application's complexity rises.
A different approach is needed for complex enterprise applications.

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary defines engineering as "the design and manufacture of complex products." Enterprise software applications certainly qualify as complex products, so why not apply core engineering principles to software development? After all, the keys to successfully and efficiently building any complex product, be it a building, an automobile, or an enterprise software application are the same:

• Proven Architecture and Design
• Adherence to Recognized Best Practices
• Effective use of Automation
• Solid Project Management

These principles have been adopted by many industries and have led to dramatic improvements in productivity and quality while simultaneously cutting costs across the board. Modularis brings these same advances to software development.

OUR STORY:

All experienced software engineers and architects recognize that a significant portion of the software development process is highly repetitive, tedious, and error-prone. Many build their own small tools to automate these types of tasks, but never have enough time to develop these tools into something more--other projects and deadlines always relegate these efforts to the "back burner." 

Modularis was founded in 1999 by a team of software architects with a very simple mission: to build a company dedicated solely to developing advanced tools and enterprise frameworks that enable software architects and engineers to operate at an entirely new level.  The result?  Modularis is now shipping Accelerator 6: an Architected-RAD environment without equal on the Microsoft .NET platform.