The C/AL programming language
The language in which NAV is coded is C/AL. A small sample of C/AL code within the C/AL Editor is shown next:
C/AL syntax is similar to Pascal syntax. Code readability is always enhanced by careful programmer attention to structure, logical variable naming, process flow consistent with that of the code in the base product, and good documentation both inside and outside of the code.
Good software developer focuses on design before coding and on accomplishing design goals with a minimum of code. Dynamics NAV facilitates that approach. In 2012, a team made up of Microsoft and NAV community members began the NAV Design Patterns project. As defined on Wikipedia, "a design pattern is a general reusable solution to a commonly occurring problem". Links to the NAV Design Patterns project information are as follows:
