In theory, acquiring a skilled full-stack developer who can handle both ends of web app development is a win-win. Not only does it allow you to downsize your development team, and become more cost-efficient, it eliminates the lag associated with having separate teams working on the back- and front-ends.
In reality, sourcing and hiring a genuine full-stack developer is a real challenge. So what if we told you there’s another way? DataFlex – our proven programming platform for enterprise development teams – allows you to downsize your dev team by empowering any developer with full-stack capabilities even if they’re not a ‘full-stack developer’. Interested? Read on.
How many coding languages and techniques does it take to build a database application? If your answer is more than one, then it’s time to discover a faster, easier, and more cost-effective way to get development done to the high standards you expect.
In fact, with DataFlex – a development framework trusted by over a million users worldwide – it’s possible to condense 100 lines of regular code into a single line. Imagine what that could do for your productivity and development speed!
Over the decades, DataFlex has earned the trust of developers, product teams, and entrepreneurs by focusing on stability, longevity, and real-world relevance. Rather than chasing trends, DataFlex has adapted methodically, integrating only those technologies that stand the test of time.
Now, in a significant step forward, the DataFlex team is bringing its official libraries to GitHub. These aren’t experimental or half-finished prototypes, they’re fully migrated, production-ready libraries that power real DataFlex apps today. And now they’re open to exploration, contribution, and forking.
Software development is constantly evolving with the latest and greatest tech trends. For busy development teams, there’s barely time to keep up with what’s new, and more importantly, what’s relevant. So what if they didn’t have to? Wouldn’t they just fall behind the curve? Well, no, not necessarily.
There is another way to simplify innovation for your Windows, web, and mobile developers. A proven framework – and a tried and tested platform – for seamlessly integrating relevant tech trends into your development workflows. It’s called DataFlex.
Here at Data Access Worldwide, we’ve been iterating and innovating on DataFlex for over 40 years. And it’s still going strong. Here’s how you can use it to simplify innovation for your developers.
The many constituent parts of software development – coding, integration, languages etc – present a myriad of challenges for developers. While most will have default or ‘go-to’ programming languages that they’re very familiar with, when using DataFlex for the first time they’re often surprised at how straightforward it is, compared with what they’re used to.
Let’s take a closer look at how some of DataFlex’s flagship features can mitigate a lot of the challenges that devs face with other languages – and help them get software live sooner.
One thing’s for certain: technology doesn’t stand still for very long. While the rate of change varies, for development frameworks like DataFlex, it’s a necessity. That’s why an ever-growing number of devs have put their trust in our robust and reliable coding framework.
Our dedicated and vibrant global programming community has grown up around the DataFlex product. While we’re proud of this legacy – long may it continue – we recognize the need to broaden DataFlex’s appeal for the future, reimagining our framework, so it stays relevant and innovative for the next 50 years.
That’s why 2025 is set to be a big year for DataFlex. It’s the start of a new era. Here’s a flavor of why and how our flagship coding framework is changing.
If you’ve been part of the DataFlex community for a while now, at some point you’ve probably played our DataFlex Football Pool. What started 25 years ago as a demo to show off what DataFlex could do has become a bit of a tradition with a cult following. It’s part showcase, part friendly competition, and part live experiment in what’s possible with DataFlex. Here’s more.
Things move fast in IT. A lot of software – like hardware – eventually becomes ineffective and obsolete, often without even making as big an impact as first expected. It’s the same with programming languages. If they’re too complex to use, unsupported by the teams behind them, and left to become deprecated, they simply fall by the wayside.
So given that DataFlex’s roots go back nearly 50 years, it would seem that the team here at Data Access Worldwide must be doing *something* right to maintain a global user base of several million? Let’s take a look at how DataFlex came about, how it’s evolved, and where it’s going.
