About the development platform
The development platform refers to a software developed based on a certain programming language or several programming languages, and this software is not a final software product, it is a secondary development software framework that contains various basic components. On this platform, various software products can be developed, and during the development process, there is no need to write a large amount of code like the previous programming method, but only need to configure some basic functions, or write a small amount of code. Can complete the development of a business system.
In the initial software development, most of the programs are written in Notepad, and the API provided by JDK, MFC, etc. is used to write code to complete the desired function. After the writing is completed, it is compiled into an executable file and then run.
Although this early development method is popular, it requires extremely high requirements for developers and is not convenient. As a result, programmers slowly began to seek more efficient development methods, so a series of development tools such as Eclipse, JBuilder, VC++, Visual Stuido, etc. appeared on the market. The emergence of these tools greatly facilitates the programming work of developers and reduces a lot of unnecessary troubles for programmers. Operations such as compilation, exception handling, release, and simulation operation can all be completed on these development tools.
However, as time goes by, programmers have discovered that even with such a good development tool, they still have to write a lot of code in the development process, and a careful analysis shows that a lot of code is basically repetitive writing , The functions are similar. As a result, they began to think about another more convenient and efficient development tool, for example: can we encapsulate a lot of repetitive code, and then call it when we need it? Or can we build a basic development framework, and then programmers can carry out secondary development on the basis of this framework? Through the programmers' experiments one after another, a new development tool is finally formed, which is the development platform.
What is a rapid development platform
The development of products must include market demand. With the accumulation of development experience of various software companies, some software companies have designed software rapid development platforms. This platform-based development tool separates the commonly used functions that are repeatedly used in the software development process, so that developers can take it out of the box, greatly improve development efficiency, reduce development difficulty and cost, and even companies can develop their own Software is no longer completely dependent on software companies.
At present, there are mainly two types of rapid software development platforms:
- Code-based software development platform
The code-based software development platform can be understood as a code generator tool. By defining business rules, a set of codes is automatically generated, saving the workload of code writing. This way is mainly through the code designer to define business modules and assist in generating source code Framework, and then users can write and modify their own source code based on the generated source code to implement business logic, including generating and modifying Form pages. Therefore, the source code generation mode can also be considered as a development mode based on code generators. This model has certain requirements for developers, but because the targets are basically software developers or enterprises and institutions with R&D capabilities, it is deeply welcomed by government units and large and medium-sized enterprises.
The code-based software development platform automatically generates a set of codes by defining business rules, which saves the workload of code writing, but it is not to fundamentally solve the technical difficulties of software development. After the software development is completed, the modification of the code is still necessary. Recompile, you can't directly and simply modify and automatically update the business logic.
The template framework is similar to website templates, PPT templates, document templates, etc. Programmers can quickly build applications by copying the example templates provided by the development framework, or use the powerful code generator tools of the template framework to quickly generate C# code. A mature development framework can save approximately More than 60% of the programming workload can reduce development costs and shorten the development cycle, and usually deliver all or most of the code.
2. Configuration software development platform
The configuration software development platform does not need to write code, directly configure the business logic to generate the system, modify and maintain the process without code, even the developer can not see the code at all, the development difficulty is relatively low, but the flexibility is lacking.
However, many companies currently add custom interfaces on this basis to facilitate the development of later functions.
No matter which method you choose, a mature configuration software development platform should include a development framework and various supporting suites, such as workflow suite, report suite, system management suite, mobile phone suite, website suite, built-in tools, functional plug-ins, Application plugins, etc.
If you want to develop your own enterprise information system (ERP, OA, CRM, HRM...) and you have no clue to start, choosing this type of platform will be a good choice. As for which type to choose, what The language can be determined according to the actual situation of the company. Of course, in order to better obtain the autonomy of informatization, open source code will be more beneficial to you.
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