Become an OpenEdge Developer
Progress® OpenEdge® developers build innovative applications that are the backbone of travel, manufacturing, healthcare, financial and other industries.
Programming in the OpenEdge application development platform is easy. No previous knowledge of coding is required. There is a high demand for OpenEdge developers across the globe.
Start Your Free OpenEdge Developer Learning Path and Certification
Skill Level
BeginnerNumber of Courses
8Assessment Exam
5Hours to Complete
Approx. 73 hours- Create a FREE account in the Progress Education Community and log in
- Select the Basic OpenEdge Developer Learning Path and Certification Exam (12) from the Content Library
- Learn how to develop an app in the OpenEdge platform from the eight available self-paced courses and five assessment exams
- Certify as an OpenEdge developer by passing the Basic OpenEdge Developer Certification Exam (12)
| Trainings | Hours | Assessment exam |
|---|---|---|
Introduction to Progress OpenEdge Platform
| 1 | No |
Introduction to OpenEdge Database
| 1 | No |
Introduction to OpenEdge Application Architecture
| 1 | No |
Introduction to Progress® Application Server for OpenEdge® for Developers (PAS for OpenEdge)
| 2 | Yes |
Introduction to Progress® Developer Studio for OpenEdge® (PDSOE)
| 4 | Yes |
Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming
| 16 | Yes |
Using ProDataSets
| 16 | Yes |
Advanced Business Language (ABL) Essentials
| 32 | Yes |
OpenEdge Developer Certification Exam | Yes |
Earn Badges | Get Certified
By passing the assessment exams, you earn badges and points in the Progress OpenEdge Community. The Community offers developers on-demand information to support the success of projects. Developers can download products, access libraries, user forums and code samples.
Once certified, you will receive an official OpenEdge certification badge. Also the certification is FREE.
Looking to recruit OpenEdge developers or looking for a job as a Progress OpenEdge developer? Check out this LinkedIn group.
Join the thousands of people who have taken these courses today!
Build Your Career in the OpenEdge Ecosystem
OpenEdge skills can open the door to opportunities with software vendors, enterprise IT teams, consulting organizations and Progress partners around the world. Developers can build new capabilities, modernize established applications, create integrations and APIs and help organizations evolve the systems that support essential business operations.
Career paths can include:
- OpenEdge/ABL Application Developer
- Backend/Business Application Developer
- Application Modernization Developer
- Integration and API Developer
- Technical Consultant/Implementation Specialist
- Application Architect/Technical Lead
OpenEdge developers can also build valuable industry expertise as they work closely with the business processes their applications support.
Elevate Your Team
It's never been easier to transform your developers into tomorrow's Progress OpenEdge experts. The free OpenEdge Developer Learning Path and Certification provides your team with a comprehensive training program that covers the basic and advanced features of OpenEdge ABL—a popular language choice for business applications.
When you encourage certification, you're not just investing in your company, but also in the personal growth and well-being of your developers. This helps you retain your valuable talent and reduce turnover costs.
Developers who take the course and get certified will:
Boost productivity
and efficiency
Learn best practices
for developing with
OpenEdge application
development platform
Get experience building
modern, secure and
scalable apps
Enhance their skills and
knowledge
Looking to evaluate your team's strengths and identify improvement areas?
What is the Progress OpenEdge Platform?
It is an integrated and productive application platform for the development, deployment and management of backend business applications.
Why Organizations Continue to Invest in OpenEdge Applications
They often sit at the heart of critical business operations. Organizations continue to invest in it because it enables them to build on proven applications and valuable business logic while evolving for changing technology, customer and market needs.
- Protect years of business logic and domain expertise while continuing to enhance core applications
- Modernize incrementally by adding new user experiences, integrations, APIs and cloud-ready capabilities
- Support dependable, scalable business operations with a platform designed for long-term application development and management
- Extend trusted OpenEdge applications with modern technologies, including AI-enabled development and data experiences
Learn ABL
ABL, a fourth-generation programming language (4GL), is the sole programming language in the Progress OpenEdge platform.
What Is a 4GL?
The 4GL coding language reduces software development's overall time, effort and cost with database queries, report generators, data manipulation and more. 4GLs are designed to be closer to human language, making them easier to use and understand. The use of 4GL in OpenEdge applications enhances productivity and allows for the creation of robust, scalable business applications.
ABL is designed specifically to express business processes as efficiently as possible. ABL is used by more than 100,000 organizations, 6 million+ business users and many more mobile users.
Includes a full-featured tool set, with an editor, compiler, debugger, data dictionary and data administration utilities
Provides an ideal solution for software vendors who want to allow their end users to customize or maintain an application on site in the cloud
Supports Windows, UNIX and Linux platforms
Key Benefits
Clean and Scalable Code
Easy to Learn
Financial and Career Growth
See ABL in Action
Hear From Other Developers
The OpenEdge language is for everyone. You can just learn it and once you get the basics, you can do quite a lot.
Celeste Mhlahlo Junior Software Engineer at MIP
ABL is easy to learn, with a basic syntax and a great IDE that brings productivity to the software engineering team
Lucas Santos Bicalho Developer for Equiplex of the H.Egidio Group
If you just want to fiddle around with code, choose Java or Python. For a business application, you build it in Progress OpenEdge!
Michiel Herpers MES engineer at CGI
OpenEdge is easy to learn and very efficient to code.
Michaël Vallière OpenEdge Developer at Proginov
I would recommend the course because you learn so much and can become a productive Progress OpenEdge developer in a short amount of time.
Sinan Karer Developer intern at BDC
Connect with the OpenEdge Developer Community
Learning does not stop when a course ends. Connect with OpenEdge developers, administrators, partners, customers and Progress experts to ask questions, exchange ideas and keep building your skills.
Grow with the OpenEdge Developer Mentorship Program
The OpenEdge Developer Mentorship Program gives community members a more structured way to connect, collaborate and learn from one another. Mentors share experience in areas where they have deep knowledge, while mentees bring goals, questions and a desire to grow their expertise.
The pilot program was designed as a six-month commitment, with one hour-long mentor/mentee meeting each month. Conversations give mentees space to discuss where they are, where they want to go and which guidance can help them grow in the OpenEdge ecosystem.
Mentorship is not a support call. It is an opportunity to build expertise, relationships and confidence through ongoing collaboration with another member of the OpenEdge community.
Program status: The initial trial cohort is closed. Additional information will be shared when the next cohort opens.
Learn About Our Mentorship Program PilotRelated Resources
Progress OpenEdge Platform Powers
The OpenEdge application development platform is the most dependable and cutting-edge in the market today thanks to its programming language, integrated database, data replication and numerous other features that keep applications operating efficiently. We’ve heard time and time again—it just works!
The #1 US bank
The world’s #2 car manufacturer
The world’s #1 chemical distribution company
The world’s largest restaurant chain
#1 breakfast cereal manufacturer
See How Organizations Succeed with It
Organizations across industries rely on the OpenEdge platform to support critical business applications and continue evolving them for new opportunities. Explore customer stories to see how businesses use the platform to improve operations, modernize applications and deliver lasting value.
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