Summary

Well, this was a chapter with so much content, so you will need time for everything to sink in. With this chapter, we wanted to provide high-level content to architects so that they can consider application development options with SAP BTP.

We started by explaining the extensibility concept as SAP uses this aspect for application development. However, as we mentioned, it doesn’t have to be an extension application that is tightly dependent on standard solutions. You can build independent applications using powerful features of SAP BTP application development features and services.

Then, we talked about LCNC application platforms and SAP’s offerings in this area, including SAP AppGyver. For pro-code development, we continued by discussing three runtime environment options: Cloud Foundry, ABAP, and Kyma. After this, we came to the core of application development, where we covered different application types you can develop on SAP BTP, including frontend applications...