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Rapid Application Development with OutSystems

By : Ricardo Pereira
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Rapid Application Development with OutSystems

By: Ricardo Pereira

Overview of this book

OutSystems is a software development platform that speeds up the build phase by abstracting code and making almost everything visual. This means replacing textual language with visual artifacts that avoid lexical errors and speed up code composition using accelerators and predefined templates. The book begins by walking you through the fundamentals of the technology, along with a general overview of end-to-end web and mobile software development. You'll learn how to configure your personal area in the cloud and use the OutSystems IDE to connect with it. The book then shows you how to build a web application based on the best architectural and developmental practices in the market, and takes the same approach for the mobile paradigm. As you advance, you'll find out how to develop the same application, and the great potential of reusing code from one paradigm in another and the symbiosis between them is showcased.The only application that'll differ from the application in the exercise is the one used in business process technology (BPT), with a focus on a common market use case. By the end of this OutSystems book, you'll be able to develop enterprise-level applications on the web and mobile, integrating them with third parties and other systems on the market. You'll also understand the concepts of performance, security, and software construction and be able to apply them effectively.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
1
Section 1: OutSystems 101
5
Section 2: The Magical Path of the Backend
10
Section 3: Create Value and Innovate with the Frontend
16
Section 4: Extensibility and Complexity of the OutSystems Platform

Chapter 3: Starting Work with OutSystems

In this chapter, we'll see how OutSystems offers a free account option. This means we can learn how to develop projects, test our code, and even make small personal applications for free!

In order to start enjoying all the OutSystems features, we need to purchase an environment and register.

In this chapter, we will learn how to scale our application according to our needs. We will also learn what OutSystems platform capabilities and features are, and what we have to gain by adopting it.

OutSystems offers a set of solutions with simple mechanisms for registering and downloading tools. Let's look at them in more detail!

This chapter will cover the following main topics:

  • OutSystems pricing and editions
  • Setting up our Personal Environment
  • Installing OutSystems IDEs
  • Opening and starting Service Studio
  • Opening and starting Integration Studio

Let's get started!