"OpenEdge Application Development Essentials"

"OpenEdge Application Development Essentials" offers a comprehensive, in-depth guide for developers and architects seeking mastery over the OpenEdge platform. Structured around modern enterprise requirements, this book explores OpenEdge from architecture and deployment models through to performance, security, and sophisticated DevOps automation. Readers are introduced to core concepts like PAS for OpenEdge, containerization, high availability, and contemporary monitoring practices, empowering them to design resilient, scalable, and future-ready systems.

With expert coverage of Advanced Business Language (ABL), the book dives into advanced syntax, object-oriented techniques, dynamic programming, and performance optimization, making it indispensable for those aiming to build robust business logic. The database design and data access strategies section balances practical schema design, query tuning, and consistency models, ensuring data-driven applications achieve both reliability and speed. Front-end development is equally addressed, with detailed guidance on GUI, web, and mobile interfaces—highlighting usability, accessibility, and automated testing.

The latter chapters guide readers through service-oriented architecture, API development, and secure communications, equipping them for integration and modernization challenges. Advanced focus on CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and OpenEdge-specific security engineering prepares organizations for enterprise-grade compliance and operational excellence. Finally, strategies for interoperability, cloud enablement, and modernization make this book an authoritative resource for navigating the evolving landscape of OpenEdge application development.