KJam main page KJam performance information KJam is faster than perforce jam. \n Using KJam achieves the fastest compile time. \n KJam is an efficient build tool. It runs on Windows and Linux. \n and gives you the shortest compile times. \n You need it for faster compile times.\n KJam is a distributed build tool.\n It does a similar job to tools like Gnu Make, MSBuild, Ant, Nant, Maven, Scons, Rake, nmake, qmake, Electric Cloud, Xoreax Incredibuild.\n KJam is a variant of Jam or Jam/MR, just like BoostJam or Boost.Build, or FTJam.\n It builds in parallel like distcc. It is compatible with DJGPP and ccache.\n It is compatible with build managers like Parabuild, Luntbuild. Quickbuild, Anthill Professional, BuildForge and FinalBuilder.\n

Who Uses KJam?

Even though KJam is still pre-release software, many software developers, including many of the largest and most successful developers are showing an interest in KJam.

We have learned a lot about who is interested in KJam by looking at our site's server logs.

We haven't done any advertising yet, but word is getting out. We are now getting hundreds of unique visitors per month, and hundreds of downloads of the preview version of KJam. Hits on our web site are coming in from every continent and especially from major software development centers in California, Massachusetts, Washington, UK, Germany, Australia, Canada, France and China.

We know people are using KJam because we see an increasing number of return visitors who are using the online version of the KJam manual.

The people looking at this site come from some of the world's most respected companies. We don't know if they are using Kjam, but we know that the following interesting companies have looked at our site many times recently:

Microsoft, Sony, Intel, Motorola, Morgan Stanley Group, Electronic Arts, JP Morgan Chase, Boeing, Ubisoft Entertainment, Palm Computing, Panera, National Semiconductor, Lucas Film, Sandia National Laboratories, THQ, LG, Activision, Avid, Midway, Bose, Radical Entertainment, KOEI, XILINX, Nokia, Saab, Sun, Dell, Siemens, Barclays Capital, Planet Technologies, Becker, Turbine Entertainment, Cosmos TV, Emergent Game Technologies, Climax Racing Ltd, Digital Illusions, Indra Sistemas, Mentor Graphics, Red Storm Entertainment, and Angel Studios

Many major software developers have registered for our Beta Program and are currently receiving new unrestricted builds of KJam as they become available, including:

Google
Qualcomm
JP Morgan Chase
Electronic Arts
EA Canada
Maxis
Activision
THQ
ATI
Ready At Dawn Studios
Obsidian Entertainment
Snowblind Studios
10tacle Studios
Virtuous Holdings
Pandemic Studios
Avalanche Studios

If you find KJam interesting, consider registering for the Beta Program. Its extremely easy to do. Just send us an email requesting to join the beta program, and give us the name of a contact person at your organization who will receive new builds of KJam. We do the rest. There is no complex license agreement to sign. No NDA. No forms to fill.

Once you are signed up we will send you new unrestricted builds of KJam to evaluate as soon as they become available. It also lets you communicate directly with the developers to help you solve your build problems. We are more than happy to help you write and debug your build system. Except for the new builds of KJam and prompt responses to your direct support questions we won't send you anything else. No salesmen. No spam.