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Rapid Application Development with OutSystems

You're reading from   Rapid Application Development with OutSystems Create applications with OutSystems up to seven times faster than with traditional technologies

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jan 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781800208759
Length 402 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Ricardo Pereira Ricardo Pereira
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Preface 1. Section 1: OutSystems 101
2. Chapter 1: Exploring the OutSystems Platform FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Components, Tools, and Capabilities 4. Chapter 3: Starting Work with OutSystems 5. Section 2: The Magical Path of the Backend
6. Chapter 4: Using Your Modules to Simplify and Encapsulate Your Code 7. Chapter 5: Modeling Data by Using Entities 8. Chapter 6: Server-Side Logic 9. Chapter 7: Exceptions Handling 10. Section 3: Create Value and Innovate with the Frontend
11. Chapter 8: Reactive UI Development 12. Chapter 9: Using Mobile Patterns for Fast Mobile UI Development 13. Chapter 10: Client-Side Logic 14. Chapter 11: Local Storage and Data Synchronization 15. Chapter 12: Debugging and Troubleshooting Mobile and Reactive Web Apps 16. Section 4: Extensibility and Complexity of the OutSystems Platform
17. Chapter 13: Designing the Architecture of Your OutSystems Applications 18. Chapter 14: Integrating OutSystems with Your Ecosystem 19. Chapter 15: BPT Processes and Timers – Asynchronous Tools in OutSystems 20. Other Books You May Enjoy

Applying modules to the correct architecture layers

In order to define our modules in the correct layers, we must know their purpose at the time we create them. For this, they can be categorized in different ways and depending on the layer they belong to.

Foundation layer

In this layer, we can have specific types of modules to support our applications; that is, they are like the foundations of a house. They serve to ensure that foundations are present, well organized, and reusable wherever they are needed.

Library modules

Library modules are business-agnostic modules that are a perfect match for the foundation layer, as they are intended to support non-functional or foundation functionalities of our applications, like the foundations of a house.

These modules can support the following types of artifacts:

  • UI Flow: Group of screens or blocks
  • Blocks: Set of sections for reuse on screens
  • Images: jpg, jpeg, bmp, png, or diff files
  • Themes: CSS file abstractions...
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