4GL Languages

4GL Programming Languages Provide Greater Productivity

As fourth generation programming languages, or 4GL languages, have been deployed at the enterprise level, organizations have quickly realized the productivity potential these tools offers. 4GL languages provide greater automation of code assembly, more tools for streamlined development, and an overall savings in the cost and resources it takes to develop business-critical applications. Consequently, 4GL languages have become an important part of competitiveness in the global marketplace: the enterprise that can more efficiently deploy applications built to solve critical problems and exploit new opportunities will likely win a greater share of the market. Choosing the right 4GL system then becomes paramount, and for developers in many industry verticals and throughout the world, Progress OpenEdge provides the premiere solution within the field of 4GL languages.

Progress® OpenEdge® Surpasses Other 4GL Languages

Progress OpenEdge, a comprehensive platform for business applications, includes a development environment built on Progress® 4GL, one of the leading programming 4GL languages. Unlike other languages, however, Progress's product is part of a complete solution for the development, deployment, integration and management of business critical applications. The Progress 4GL Development System provides an extremely efficient toolset – including an editor, compiler, data dictionary and data administration utilities – and is supported on UNIX and Linux platforms. Knowing that developers must deal with a highly complex set of programming technologies, Progress has designed OpenEdge to include key interfaces to industry standards such as Web services and XML. To deliver greater productivity, OpenEdge allows developers to create a single set of code but deploy it on diverse platforms like Linux, UNIX and Microsoft Windows. And when greater flexibility is required and specialized code must be written or manipulated, developers can do it within the OpenEdge environment using its powerful and adaptive syntax.

The Optimal Tools for Working with 4GL Languages

Progress 4GL distinguishes itself through the ability to economically express business processes. These business processes tend to have substantial data-processing components, and the Progress development language and OpenEdge development tools reflect this interdependency. The Progress system includes programming tools, database tools and server resources in a single environment, giving developers access to all the resources needed to develop sophisticated applications.

Progress Software also delivers software and tools for the SOA Middleware and Event Driven Processing, VB development, business infrastructure software, database storage, custom system development, and more.

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