This article presents information on e-learning courseware development. Despite the advances, industry experts say that many potential users are still reticent to use e-learning development tools, largely due to off-putting experiences with early applications. The earliest courseware development packages entered the marketplace in the mid-1980s, at about the same time personal computers were evolving from geeky techno novelties to educational and business tools. While the then-new Apple Macintosh's graphic user interface and drag-and-drop capabilities represented the future of computing, most authoring packages relied on arcane textual commands and scripting according to Bryan Chapman, e-learning analyst for Brandon Hall Research. The entire e-learning development landscape has changed. E-learning authoring tools have followed the same trajectory as many other applications. First and foremost, authoring tools are easier to use and allow faster development of course materials. There's little, if any, programming involved. Instead, applications are configurable. In the old days, authoring tools were designed to be used by highly technical people, but now one is seeing the other end of the spectrum according to Steve Morse, director of e-learning services at ePath Learning, a provider of Internet- based learning development tools.