Announcing release of Xb2.NET v3.5

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Announcing release of Xb2.NET v3.5

#1 Post by bborzic »

Dear friends & fellow Xbase++ programmers:

It gives me great pleasure to announce the release of Xb2.NET v3.5. I don’t visit the eXpress++ forum very often, but I think this is a great milestone in our small community that will benefit everyone and so I wanted to share it with you.

The highlight for this release is a new "dynamically compiled PRG script" framework that will dramatically speed up your web development and testing cycle (just save PRG and refresh web browser). This is similar to the CXP infrastructure promised by Alaska Software many years ago but which is still not finished. The key differences are:
  • Xb2.NET uses standard PRG code that you are already familiar with.
  • No need for IIS or Apache - Xb2.NET makes your Xbase app a web server. That means it's simple to install and support.
  • It works with all versions of Xbase++ 1.82 and up.
  • Using standard PRG's makes it easy to move your code from script to exe, and vice-versa.
  • Xb2.NET is a robust mature solution that you can depend on that is backed by real support.
Note that none of this is possible with Alaska's CXP! More info here: http://Xb2.net/xb2net/prgScript.htm

This release is a culmination of the following additional enhancements introduced in Xb2.NET within the past year:
  • WebSocket support for both client and server-sides (with full SSL/TLS support).
  • Support for the absolute latest SSL/TLS security including Perfect Forward Secrecy and TLS v1.2.
  • Numerous speed and memory optimizations.
  • A dead simple server-side framework that makes mobile device support easy.

I invite you to download and try the latest version. I am sure that you will be as excited as I am about the possibilities that Xb2.NET provides to you *right now* as an Xbase++ developer. I can say with 100% confidence that Xb2.NET is a robust, rock-solid solution that you can safely depend on. I can make this bold statement because we depend on Xb2.NET (and SQLExpress) within our own warehouse automation software, DivertCode (http://dc.xb2.net/videos.htm). At many of our clients, DivertCode is a mission-critical application that must run 24x7. If it stops, it means that nothing ships!

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Boris Borzic
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Re: Announcing release of Xb2.NET v3.5

#2 Post by rdonnay »

Boris -

I am speaking on CX/P at the Arizona devcon this year.

I have written several applications in CX/P.

I think I will take one of the small apps and rewrite it using your scripting engine so we can have a comparison of the 2 technologies.

Roger
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rdonnay wrote:I think I will take one of the small apps and rewrite it using your scripting engine so we can have a comparison of the 2 technologies.
Thank you Roger. I wish I could attend myself, but been busy with my warehouse automation business. Let me know if there is anything I can do.
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#4 Post by bwolfsohn »

rdonnay wrote:Boris -

I am speaking on CX/P at the Arizona devcon this year.

I have written several applications in CX/P.

I think I will take one of the small apps and rewrite it using your scripting engine so we can have a comparison of the 2 technologies.

Roger
Roger,

great idea...
I look forward to seeing it...
Brian Wolfsohn
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OOPS.. Corona Virus, so NOT traveling right now...
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