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/*DataFlex Gives You The Speed You Need For Fast Web App Development – Here’s How*/

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By Jos.Wanningen

We live in a fast world, and software development is no exception. In fact, speed is an integral part of software culture. So when a client or a software manager says “I need it yesterday” – it’s part joke, part truth.

Whether you need to create effortless prototypes of your apps before customizing them or you need rapid app development in general, DataFlex is the ideal framework for driving speed and efficiency.

Prototype a web app in days

Here’s a great example of what’s possible with DataFlex. A company approached us to build a web app to track energy efficiency within a given municipality. The solution needed to connect data on people’s homes and their sustainability, with homeowner’s eligibility for government subsidies for improving energy efficiency.

The company had prepared a small, sample database containing the required fields. They had two questions:

  1. Can you make the required calculations?
  2. How much will the app cost to build?

Three days later, the owner returned, expecting an answer straight off the bat. Before diving into the details our team member connected his laptop to the big screen to reveal the prototype…

80% of the app was complete.

Needless to say, the customer was impressed. Three weeks later, the entire prototype was finished – using a single, part-time developer.

Like we said, the DataFlex framework is fast.

What makes DataFlex so fast?

Speed is of the essence in modern software development, so you’ll find most coding platforms claim to be fast. What makes DataFlex different is that it genuinely is. Here’s a good comparison. Imagine you’re building a house, brick by brick. DataFlex is the equivalent of having complete, ready-made walls.

Compare that with other languages. One of our team members previously worked in PHP. It was mostly backend database stuff, under the hood. So here at Data Access Worldwide, we ran a little experiment. We designed a simple database app containing first and second names. He developed it in PHP. That involved manually connecting a database and the frontend, which another developer created in JavaScript.

Then he repeated the activity in DataFlex. With so many pre-built components under the hood, the amount of coding required was much less in DataFlex. Fewer lines of code meant less development time was needed. And because it was created with the functionality of DataFlex it was easily upgradeable and highly-robust.

Be quick to react to the market

The fast world we live in means that customers’ needs change rapidly. DataFlex gives your devs the ability to build new features and functionality fast in response to those changes. The beauty of DataFlex? Even if an engineer has never seen a particular kind of web app before, when they know DataFlex, it doesn’t take long for them to find their way around. What’s better for your devs is better for your business, so with DataFlex both things can be aligned on speed.

Ready to try DataFlex? Get in touch to book a demo or download DataFlex Personal for free. Try DataFlex

  

Note: a copywriter wrote this blog, after a talk with Jos.