Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Getting Started:
Application and Integration Services

WebSpeed Workshop

WebSpeed Workshop is the collective name for the tools and utilities that support Web application development. WebSpeed Workshop also includes a WebSpeed Transaction Sever that runs in development mode for testing and running Web objects.

For more information about using WebSpeed Workshop for application development, see OpenEdge Getting Started: WebSpeed Essentials .

AppBuilder

The AppBuilder is a graphical tool that contains wizards, templates, compilers, and editors for building Web Objects. The AppBuilder is also a launching point for various database administration tools (the Data Dictionary, for example).

WebTools

WebTools is a set of browser-based utilities for managing your development environment and for testing your Web applications.

SpeedScript

SpeedScript is an interpreted, block-structured, and statement-oriented programming language based on Progress 4GL. It provides native access to the OpenEdge RDBMS and DataServers, as well as to Web servers for Web page input and output.

SpeedScript enables you to quickly prototype, develop, and maintain re-usable application business logic. It also includes object-oriented features like super procedures and dynamic queries and buffers.

Depending on your application and the type of Web objects you are building, the AppBuilder can automatically generate some or all of the SpeedScript used to build your Web objects.

JavaScript

WebSpeed supports JavaScript as well as SpeedScript for application development.

It is a common practice to use both SpeedScript and JavaScript when developing WebSpeed applications. SpeedScript has advantages for developing the business logic of a applications, while JavaScript is a good programming tool for adding user interface elements to Web applications.