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Explore Awoma, a software provider offering a complete suite for developers to simplify and speed up the development process, particularly for transitioning to J2EE. With tools for quick application building, Awoma is the perfect fit for J2EE architecture. Discover its features, database support, and differentiation from traditional 4GL vendors. Visit their corporate website and user community for more information.
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ThinStructure: An Overview Support for ThinStructure demonstration. Jean Georges Perrin – Annandale, 21st April 2004.
What is Awoma? • Software Provider with innovative Development Tools Suite • Simplify and speed-up development process • Simplify transition for developers to J2EE and the Web • Provide tools for everyone who needs to build applications quickly
What is not Awoma? • Not a 4GL vendor • Not a generator vendor • Not a “PowerPoint” company • Not a command line environment (except if you really want to) • Not a new player in town
Product Line • A complete suite for Developers • ThinStructure (Main Product) • Easy development framework & toolkit • DevWorkshop(included in ThinStructure) • Graphical IDE (Development Environment) • SysTools • Unix Commands on Windows NT • DataTools • Database Manipulation Tools • XMLTools • XML Manipulation Tools • ReportTools • Reporting Client
Goals • Make J2EE development very easy • Simplify transition for business oriented developers (I4GL, Cobol, PowerBuilder, Delphi…) to J2EE
Perfect fit in a J2EE architecture ThinStructurePackage
Separate Roles • Project Manager • Web Designer • Application Developer
Database Support • Extended Support for: • IBM Informix IDS 7.x and 9.x (and SE, OnLine…) • IBM DB2 • Oracle 9i • Microsoft SQL Server 2000 • Many more (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SAP DB…) • Standard Support for: • All JDBC & ODBC accessible databases
Extended Database Support JDBC Standard Extended
Java vs. 4GL (1) • 4GL • Procedural development • “Controlled” events • UI and BL somehow separated (.per & .4gl) • Proprietary solution • Business apps development language • Not a standard in industry • Hard to attract new developers
Java vs. 4GL (2) • Java • Object Oriented (OO) development • Event driven programming model • User Interface (UI) & Business Logic (BL) tightly linked • Open architecture, open standards • General purpose development language • Industry standard • Looks like “hype” to developers
Here comes ThinStructure… • ThinStructure • Procedural development (can be combined with OO) • “Controlled” events • UI and BL completely separated (.html & .java) • Open architecture, open standards • Business applications framework • Uses and relies on industry standards • Looks like “hype” to developers
Demo • Basic Input • Using Arrays • First Master Detail
Basic Input • Illustration of concept • Ease of use
Using Arrays • Arrays are easy to use • Arrays are very easy to use • Did we tell you that arrays were easy to use?
First Master Detail • More concrete example • Automatic recognition • Primary / foreign keys to fill dropdowns • Required fields, displayed bold
More “live” demos • Corporate Web Sitehttp://www.awoma.com • Awoma User Communityhttp://www.awoma.org
Thanks info@us.awoma.com - jg.perrin@fr.awoma.com