Intentional Software

Intentional Software
IndustrySoftware engineering
FoundedSeptember 2002
FounderCharles Simonyi
Gregor Kiczales 
DefunctApril 2017
FateAcquired by Microsoft
Headquarters
Key people
Charles Simonyi (co-founder), Eric C. Anderson (CEO)
Number of employees
50-100
ParentMicrosoft 
Websitehttp://www.intentional.com

Intentional Software was a software company that designed tools and platforms that followed the principles of intentional programming in which programmers focus on capturing the intent of users and designers, and spend as little time as possible interacting with machines and compilers. Its tools included language workbenches, tools that separated software function from implementation, and allowed 'language-focused' development. This allowed automatic rewriting of code as expert knowledge of implementation options changed. The company later began developing a platform for improving productivity of software groups.