Preface

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 pre-defined 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, and takes the same approach for the mobile paradigm. As you advance, you'll find out how to develop the same application, and showcase the great potential of reusing code from one paradigm in another and the symbiosis between them. The only application that'll differ is the one used in BPT (Business Process Technology), 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 be able to understand the concepts of performance, security, and software construction and apply them effectively.