DEV-7: The OpenEdge ® Architect “Experience” Anthony D Swindells Engineering Fellow A path to a better life (at work)

DEV-7: The OpenEdge® Architect “Experience”

Anthony D SwindellsEngineering Fellow

A path to a better life (at work)

© 2007 Progress Software Corporation2 DEV-7: The OpenEdge Architect Experience

Agenda

Why OpenEdge Architect? Experiencing OpenEdge Architect

• as an application architect

• as an application developer

• as an integration specialist

• as a QA engineer

• as a support engineer

• as a technical domain expert

Where to from here?


Non-Standard Disclaimer

This session is not for the faint of heart. We accept no liability for whatever you may experience as a result of this session.

What you will be shown is not smoke and mirrors. It represents real life possibilities that you can use back at the office.• Any mistakes I make in the demos are on purpose!

Exercise caution when trying any of this yourself – it is addictive.

© 2007 Progress Software Corporation4

Stages in Application Development

Gather Requirements

Analysis

DesignCoding/

Unit Testing

Assembly, Integration Testing/

Performance Profiling

Packaging/Deployment

Maintenance

Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Reiterate for Next Version/Release

Iterative

ArtifactRe-use

Business Need

Operate,Monitor,Manage

DEV-7: The OpenEdge Architect Experience


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Target Tool Artifacts, e.g.Model, Code, Schema, Configuration files…

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Tools for SDLC and Target Artifacts(a sampling of what we observed)



OpenEdge Architect:An Integrated Development Environment (IDE)



OpenEdge Architect Components (packaged)

Eclipse (foundation platform)Project-based IDE

OpenEdge StudioAppBuilder, Progress Dynamics®,

Pro*Tools, ProxyGen, WebSpeed® Workshop

Data Administration Tools

OpenEdge AVM

OpenEdge Database

OpenEdge Development ServerApplication Server,

WebSpeed® Transaction Server, Client Networking

Debugger Catalog DB

NavigatorABL

EditorT4BL Integrated

AB 3rd party



OpenEdge Architect Key Benefits



The Eclipse Ecosystem


http://www.eclipse.org/

Expanding possibilities

3rd party


Another Disclaimer

The plug-ins I will demonstrate are just possibilities• They are not recommended, endorsed or supported by

Progress I am showing just one possible approach – other

plug-ins and approaches are also possible• Selections were made based on demo simplicity

Not all of the plug-ins I will show you are necessarily free


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Where to from here? Sally Pat

Hector


Excusing my Laptop Demo Environment


Do NOT try this at home – use powerful servers!!!


The Application Architect’s Role

Gather Requirements

Analysis

DesignCoding/

Unit Testing




Maintenance



Iterative

ArtifactRe-use

Business Need




Locate / review / edit design artifacts from within IDE• Via SCM plug-in (CVS) / Catalog

Model application design graphically using UML 3rd party plug-in• E.g. Enterprise Architect

Roundtrip engineering• Model to code

• Code to model

The Application Architect’s Experience


Demo Reference SlideGather

RequirementsAnalysis Design


The Application Developer’s Role

Gather Requirements

Analysis

DesignCoding/

Unit Testing




Maintenance



Iterative

ArtifactRe-use

Business Need




Set task context using Mylar plug-in Maintain code under CVS management Iteratively modify code / compare changes Leverage code snippets Link modifications to task via annotations

• Inserted using macros Review coding standards

• Using ProRefactor / Prolint Generate / update unit tests

The Application Developer’s Experience


Demo Reference SlideCoding/

Unit Testing


The Integration Specialist’s Role

Gather Requirements

Analysis

DesignCoding/

Unit Testing




Maintenance



Iterative

ArtifactRe-use

Business Need




Annotate public services for Catalog XREF Use ProxyGen from within IDE for

deployment artifacts Expose ABL code as a Web Service from

within IDE Add service to Sonic ESB

The Integration Specialist’s Experience


Demo Reference Slide

Integration Services Integration Services

Coding/Unit Testing


The QA Engineer’s Role

Gather Requirements

Analysis

DesignCoding/

Unit Testing




Maintenance



Iterative

ArtifactRe-use

Business Need




Use cheat sheets for QA checklists Leverage DB Navigator

• Review schema changes• Validate data

Leverage Mylar task context to navigate code changes

Leverage CVS to review code changes Launch test configurations from within IDE Execute unit tests from within IDE Run application profiler from within IDE

The QA Engineer’s Experience


Demo Reference SlideTesting/


Maintenance


The Support Engineer’s Role

Gather Requirements

Analysis

DesignCoding/

Unit Testing




Maintenance



Iterative

ArtifactRe-use

Business Need




Maintain issue logs directly from within IDE• Leveraging Bugzilla plug-in

Review modified code associated with an issue• Leveraging CVS / Catalog• Diff tools

Review developer actions taken to resolve an issue• Leveraging Mylar tasks

Use debugger to debug modified code

The Support Engineer’s Experience


Demo Reference SlideTesting/


Maintenance


The Technical Domain Expert’s Role

Gather Requirements

Analysis

DesignCoding/

Unit Testing




Maintenance



Iterative

ArtifactRe-use

Business Need




Create custom perspective Customize code template Define / setup some Prolint rules Define macro to enter annotations Export project / workspace settings Add SCM hooks to update central catalog Hook ABL tools into IDE

The Technical Domain Expert’s Experience


Demo Reference Slide Everything


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Where to from here?


Where to from here?



Next Steps


Check-out these plug-ins


In Summary

Ready to change your life?


For More Information, go to…

PSDN• OpenEdge Architect (

http://www.psdn.com/library/kbcategory.jspa?categoryID=78)

Progress eLearning Community• What's New 10.1 - OpenEdge Architect

Documentation


Relevant Exchange Sessions


Questions?


You need to adopt OpenEdge Architect 10.1B to change your work life

• For the better!

The final word – Just DO IT!



Thank you foryour time


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DEV-7: The OpenEdge ® Architect “Experience” Anthony D Swindells Engineering Fellow A path to a better life (at work)