IBM OS/2 2.0 tools for application development provide a complete 32-bit C-language application development environment. With these tools, which are available for purchase, the developer can take full advantage of the rich programming interface in OS/2 2.0. The tools are packaged to enable the application developer to start using OS/2 2.0 with a small investment and continue to use their own favorite tools. Productivity and technological gains can be made by moving all development work to OS/2 2.0 and moving up to 32-bit object-based application development for OS/2 2.0.