Enterprise App Development

Paul Lefebvre Developer Evangelist Xojo, Inc.

What is Enterprise Application Software?• Enterprise Application Software is

• used by medium/large businesses to solve problems • typically highly specialized • large and complex • created by multi-person teams

• often in-house

Enterprise Software Examples• Accounting • Business Intelligence • Business Process Management • Content Management System (CMS) • Customer Relationship Management (CRM) • Sales Force System • ETL (Extract, Transform and Load) • Database related

Common Components of Enterprise Software• Database • User Interface

• Desktop • Web • Mobile

• API • REST • SOAP

Xojo Advantages• Rapid development • Multiple platforms made easy • Actively developed and updated

Rapid Development• Lightweight and agile • Easy-to-learn language

• type-safe • object-oriented

• Develop, test and build from a single IDE • Develop using any platform

Multi-Platform• Desktop

• Windows, OS X, Linux • Web

• Easy Standalone Deployment • Windows Service • Linux daemon

• Robust CGI Deployment

• Secure Cloud Hosting • Mobile

• iOS • Mobile web apps

Actively Developed• Since 1998 • Quarterly releases • OS support

• Supports OS X Cocoa 10.7 through 10.11 • Supports Windows 7 through Windows 10 • Supports a variety of Linux distros • iOS 7, 8 and 9

Fits your Architecture• Xojo can work with tools you already use

• Source Control • Databases • API

Source Control• Xojo works with any source control system • Git, Subversion, Mercurial, Microsoft Team Foundation

Server, Vault, etc. • Webinars on using Git and Subversion are available

• http://developer.xojo.com/webinar-source-control • http://developer.xojo.com/webinar-getting-to-know-

git-part-1 • http://developer.xojo.com/webinar-getting-to-know-

git-part-2

Databases• Xojo supports nearly any

database, including: • Microsoft SQL Server • Oracle • PostgreSQL • MySQL / MariaDB • SQLite

• ODBC, JDBC • IBM iSeries / DB2 • Firebird • Access • FoxPro

Web Services• Easily implement REST services • Consume REST and SOAP services • http://developer.xojo.com/webinar-web-services

Powerful• Language • Framework • Integrations • Extensible • Compiled

Language• Fully object-oriented • Focused • Delegates • Operator Overloading • Extension Methods • Automatic Reference Counting • Conditional Compilation • Pragma Directives

Frameworks• Desktop, Web, iOS • Focused • Introspection / Reflection • Threading • Crypto • JSON / XML • Regular Expressions • Networking

• Weak References • User Interface • Graphics

Integrations• Access to OS APIs • Additional OS Support

• MacOSLib • Windows Functionality Suite

• Plugin SDK • Web

• SDK to integrate and use Javascript components

Extensible• Best Developer Community

• http://forum.xojo.com • Many 3rd Party Products and Vendors

• Libraries • Plugins

• Lots of Open-source projects • XojoUnit • http://developer.xojo.com/community-open-source-

projects

Compiled• Native apps

• No runtime! • Speed and security

• Desktop • Windows - Win32 • OS X - Cocoa • Linux -GTK

• Web • Compiled

• iOS • Cocoa Touch

• 32-bit and 64-bit

IDE Features• Project Templates • IDE Scripting • Build Automation • Code Sharing • Code Editor auto-complete and syntax help • Containers for reusable UI components

Resources• Dev Center: http://developer.xojo.com • Includes over 320 example projects • Regular webinars

• Over 75 available online • Training Available • XojoTalk podcast • Annual Xojo Developer Conference

• XDC 2016 in Houston, TX • http://www.xojo.com/xdc

Q & APaul Lefebvre

paul@xojo.com

http://www.xojo.com/download