Is this really new ?

[Pat Barber <mboceanside@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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and without starting some sort of jihad on what methods work and don't work,
could somebody explain to me in very high level terms just what this 
stuff can
really do.

I have seen some really heated discussions on the various tools 
available but
is this a real development tool as is or do you need to buy something 
else to
make it work.