The launching of the Microsoft
.NET generator for WinForms, the upgrades introduced in the Java and
Microsoft.NET generators, and the new generator for Pocket PC are the main
novelties incorporated into the GeneXus 8.0 version in terms of platforms and
new devices.
By
using the new Microsoft .NET generator for Winforms, developers
can generate multiple-tier applications - as in Java; simplify installation to
maximum levels - now it is only a matter of copying the application into a
directory; and profit from the performance-related advantages offered by this
generator in the use of XML and web services.
For those who wish to stick to the
Windows environment, the Microsoft .NET generator for Winforms is the next step
in the technological evolution of GUI applications (Graphic User Interface)
generated in Visual Basic and Visual Fox Pro.
Moreover,
both the Java and the Microsoft .NET generators for Win and Web (ASP.NET) enable
validation and computations as the information is entered into the fields.
The possibility of carrying out client-side
validations has been implemented with a dialog that is similar to the
?field to field? dialog used in the Visual Fox Pro
and Visual Basic applications.
This not only brings about a substantial
increase in transaction interaction with final users, but also makes conversion
of VFP and VB applications into the Java and Microsoft.NET platforms easier.
Apart from expanding the range of
options in terms of platform selection, GeneXus 8.0 has also incorporated the
possibility of developing applications for Pocket PC devices.
To be more precise, Embedded Visual
Basic applications are generated, which work in Pocket PC devices on the Pocket
PC operating system. Applications created with GeneXus today, will be able to be
generated in the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework in the future.
Pocket
devices may be connected to the server or not, since they can work wirelessly.
When connected to the server, web applications are used. However, nowadays,
these devices are not likely to be connected to the server when used, and
specific developments are required for their operating systems.
The new generator for Pocket PC
enables developers to build applications for Pocket PC without the need to learn
anything new. Actually, development is very similar to that of Winform
applications.
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