Business Rules! - Revision history

John: /* BR Characteristics */

2017-03-10T14:18:28Z

BR Characteristics

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	This language is being adopted by a growing number of young programmers due to it's ability to quickly develop procedural programs that include:		This language is being adopted by a growing number of young programmers due to it's ability to quickly develop procedural programs that include:

	* powerful string and array manipulation		* powerful [[string]] and [[array]] manipulation
	* character position oriented window, field and report specifications		* character position oriented window, field and report specifications
	* HTTP client emulation		* [[HTTP]] client emulation
	* serial communications for industrial applications		* serial communications for industrial applications
	* PDF printing with background forms		* [[PDF]] printing with background forms
	* support for both indexed flat file processing and SQL databases		* support for both indexed flat file processing and [[SQL]] databases
	* powerful built-in parsing functions for XML and CSV strings		* powerful built-in parsing functions for [[XML]] and [[CSV]] strings

	and have it run in a framework with:		and have it run in a framework with:

John at 16:29, 25 March 2014

2014-03-25T16:29:22Z

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	*[[Getting Started]]		*[[Getting Started]]

	~~== Categories ==~~

	Most of this wiki is categorized. An individual article may belong to multiple categories. The [[Special:Uncategorizedcategories\|Top Level Categories]] are a nice way to browse this wiki. In the table below are the most popular categories.

	*[[:Category:Commands\|Commands]]
	*[[:Category:Variable\|Variables]]
	*[[:Category:Arrays\|Arrays]]
	*[[:Category:Operations\|Operations]]
	*[[:Category:Internal Functions\|Internal Functions]]
	*[[:Category:Field Specifications\|Field Specifications]]
	*[[:Category:Definitions\|Definitions]]
	*[[:Category:Statements\|Statements]]
	*[[:Category:Control_Structures\|Control Structures]]
	*[[:Category:File_Operations\|File Operations]]
	*[[:Category:Sorting_and_Indexing\|Sorting and Indexing]]
	*[[:Category:GUI\|Widgets / GUI]]
	*[[:Category:Properties_Events_and_Methods\|Properties, Events and Methods]]
	*[[:Category:User_Defined_Functions_and_Libraries\|User Defined Functions / Libraries]]
	*[[:Category:Config\|Configuration and Environmental Settings]]
	*[[:Category:Printing\|Printing]]
	*[[:Category:HTTP\|HTTP]]
	*[[:Category:External_Editors\|External Editors]]
	*[[:Category:Terminology\|Glossary / Terminology]]
	*[[:Category:Error\|Error Handling]]
	*[[:Category:Error Codes\|Error Codes]]

Gordon.dye: /* BR Characteristics */

2014-02-23T18:49:30Z

BR Characteristics

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	The BR Programming Language is comprised of [[Environmental Settings]], [[Commands]], [[Variable\|Variables]], [[Internal Functions\|Functions]], [[Expression Logic]] and [[Program Statements]]. Programs are compiled into virtual code that is executed by a run-time executive. This supports a high degree of portability across platforms. The interactive nature of BR facilitates relatively easy debugging because you can change a program while it is running, as well as execute commands and statements from it's [[command console]].		The BR Programming Language is comprised of [[Environmental Settings]], [[Commands]], [[Variable\|Variables]], [[Internal Functions\|Functions]], [[Expression Logic]] and [[Program Statements]]. Programs are compiled into virtual code that is executed by a run-time executive. This supports a high degree of portability across platforms. The interactive nature of BR facilitates relatively easy debugging because you can change a program while it is running, as well as execute commands and statements from it's [[command console]].

	Business Rules! strong commitment to providing [backward compatibility options ensures that any investment in BR programs will be protected nearly indefinitely.		Business Rules! strong commitment to providing [[backward compatibility]] options ensures that any investment in BR programs will be protected nearly indefinitely.

	See also: [[BR Wiki:Community Portal]]		See also: [[BR Wiki:Community Portal]]

Gordon.dye: /* BR Characteristics */

2014-02-23T18:26:08Z

BR Characteristics

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	* powerful string and array manipulation		* powerful string and array manipulation
	* [[character position oriented window, field and report ~~specification]]~~		* character position oriented window, field and report specifications
	* HTTP client emulation		* HTTP client emulation
	* serial communications for industrial applications		* serial communications for industrial applications
	* PDF printing with background forms		* PDF printing with background forms
	* both flat file processing ~~with multiple indexes~~ and ~~traditional database support~~		* support for both indexed flat file processing and SQL databases
	* powerful built-in parsing functions for XML and CSV strings		* powerful built-in parsing functions for XML and CSV strings

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	* a portable pseudo-code executable format		* a portable pseudo-code executable format
	* dynamic interactive debugging		* dynamic interactive debugging
	* uniquely readable building block ~~programming (~~ libraries )		* uniquely readable building block program libraries
	* performance profiling		* performance profiling
	* an HTTP server add-on with JSON compilation and manipulation		* an HTTP server add-on with built-in JSON compilation and manipulation

	BR handles platform dependencies independently from code, so it is easy to maintain one set of programs for all supported platforms (Windows, Linux and MAC).		BR handles platform dependencies independently from code, so it is easy to maintain one set of programs for all supported platforms (Windows, Linux and MAC). In Business Rules!, objects are defined by [[Library Facility\|libraries]] and the methods used to access them are [[user defined functions]].

	The BR Programming Language is comprised of [[Environmental Settings]], [[Commands]], [[Variable\|Variables]], [[Internal Functions\|Functions]], [[Expression Logic]] and [[Program Statements]]. Programs are compiled into virtual code that is executed by a run-time executive. This supports a high degree of portability across platforms. The interactive nature of BR facilitates relatively easy debugging because you can change a program while it is running, as well as execute commands and statements from it's [[command console]].		The BR Programming Language is comprised of [[Environmental Settings]], [[Commands]], [[Variable\|Variables]], [[Internal Functions\|Functions]], [[Expression Logic]] and [[Program Statements]]. Programs are compiled into virtual code that is executed by a run-time executive. This supports a high degree of portability across platforms. The interactive nature of BR facilitates relatively easy debugging because you can change a program while it is running, as well as execute commands and statements from it's [[command console]].

	Business Rules! strong commitment to providing backward compatibility options ensures that any investment in BR programs will be protected nearly indefinitely. ~~While some of Business Rules! syntax may seem too simplistic to someone versed in more complex object oriented programming, the language's inability to hide code enhances readability.~~		Business Rules! strong commitment to providing [backward compatibility options ensures that any investment in BR programs will be protected nearly indefinitely.

	See also: [[BR Wiki:Community Portal]]		See also: [[BR Wiki:Community Portal]]

Gordon.dye: /* RESTful Characteristics */

2014-02-23T17:44:42Z

RESTful Characteristics

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	The strength of many programming languages lies in their ability to express immense amounts of processing control specifications in relatively few statements. This is achieved in object oriented languages by the concepts of inheritance and overloading. While these concepts work well for creating and using tool sets where all users learn the tools as an extension of the underlying language, ''a pervasive problem associated with them is that in an application framework it is necessary for users of objects to be aware of processing details of the objects they inherit from''. While, this works quite well for tool sets, it doesn't work so well where 1) large sets of programs are shared among many programmers, 2) where programs are part of a networked set of applications, and 3) where a large set of programs must be modified by someone who is not very familiar with them.		The strength of many programming languages lies in their ability to express immense amounts of processing control specifications in relatively few statements. This is achieved in object oriented languages by the concepts of inheritance and overloading. While these concepts work well for creating and using tool sets where all users learn the tools as an extension of the underlying language, ''a pervasive problem associated with them is that in an application framework it is necessary for users of objects to be aware of processing details of the objects they inherit from''. While, this works quite well for tool sets, it doesn't work so well where 1) large sets of programs are shared among many programmers, 2) where programs are part of a networked set of applications, and 3) where a large set of programs must be modified by someone who is not very familiar with them.

	~~Truly~~ RESTful systems insulate nodes from the requirement of knowing processing details within other nodes.		RESTful systems insulate nodes from the requirement of knowing processing details within other nodes.

	====BR Characteristics====		====BR Characteristics====

Gordon.dye: /* RESTful Characteristics */

2014-02-23T17:42:30Z

RESTful Characteristics

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	* Intermediary components to reduce latency, enforce security and encapsulate legacy systems		* Intermediary components to reduce latency, enforce security and encapsulate legacy systems

	The strength of many programming languages lies in their ability to express immense amounts of processing control specifications in relatively few statements. This is achieved in object oriented languages by the concepts of inheritance and overloading. While these concepts work well for creating and using tool sets, where all users learn the tools as an extension of the underlying language, a pervasive problem associated with them is that in an application framework it is necessary for users of objects to be aware of processing details of the objects they inherit from. ~~Again~~, this works ~~extremely~~ well for tool sets, ~~and not~~ so well where 1) large sets of programs are shared among many programmers, 2) where programs are part of a networked set of applications, and 3) where a large set of programs must be modified by someone who is not ~~entirely~~ familiar with them.		The strength of many programming languages lies in their ability to express immense amounts of processing control specifications in relatively few statements. This is achieved in object oriented languages by the concepts of inheritance and overloading. While these concepts work well for creating and using tool sets where all users learn the tools as an extension of the underlying language, ''a pervasive problem associated with them is that in an application framework it is necessary for users of objects to be aware of processing details of the objects they inherit from''. While, this works quite well for tool sets, it doesn't work so well where 1) large sets of programs are shared among many programmers, 2) where programs are part of a networked set of applications, and 3) where a large set of programs must be modified by someone who is not very familiar with them.

	Truly RESTful systems insulate nodes from the requirement of knowing processing details within other nodes.		Truly RESTful systems insulate nodes from the requirement of knowing processing details within other nodes.

Gordon.dye: /* General Introduction */

2014-02-23T17:28:26Z

General Introduction

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	In the modern world there are three general types of programming languages:		In the modern world there are three general types of programming languages:
	* Procedural - Where program control flow is the primary focus while the code creates, processes and destroys representations of external reality.		* Procedural - Where program control flow is the primary focus while the code creates, processes and destroys representations of external reality.
	* Non-Procedural - Where various elements are defined with snippets of code attached to events which are triggered by either users or ~~other~~ programs.		* Non-Procedural - Where various elements are defined with snippets of code attached to events which are triggered by either users or programs.
	* Object Oriented - Which is a blend of the preceding types with predefined rules for creating and deleting representations of external reality, and program defined methods of accessing them. This language structure was introduced to the programming world as C++, and has become the predominate programming language model.		* Object Oriented - Which is a blend of the preceding types with predefined rules for creating and deleting representations of external reality, and program defined methods of accessing them. This language structure was introduced to the programming world as C++, and has become the predominate programming language model.

Gordon.dye: /* General Introduction */

2013-08-16T03:14:23Z

General Introduction

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	====General Introduction====		====General Introduction====
	'''Business Rules!''', also known as '''BR''' is a derivative of ANSI Basic similar to that used on IBM mid-frame computers. It is a highly readable '''cross-platform''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming_language] used by procedural programmers to build applications in a top-down building block structure.		'''Business Rules!''', also known as '''BR''' is a derivative of ANSI Basic similar to that used on IBM mid-frame computers. It is a highly readable '''cross-platform''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming_language Programming Language] used by procedural programmers to build applications in a top-down building block structure.

	In the modern world there are three general types of programming languages:		In the modern world there are three general types of programming languages:

Gordon.dye: /* General Introduction */

2013-08-16T02:50:21Z

General Introduction

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	====General Introduction====		====General Introduction====
	'''Business Rules!''', also known as '''BR''' is a derivative of ANSI Basic similar to that used on IBM mid-frame computers. It is a highly readable '''cross-platform''' [~~[programming language]~~] used by procedural programmers to build applications in a top-down building block structure.		'''Business Rules!''', also known as '''BR''' is a derivative of ANSI Basic similar to that used on IBM mid-frame computers. It is a highly readable '''cross-platform''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming_language] used by procedural programmers to build applications in a top-down building block structure.

	In the modern world there are three general types of programming languages:		In the modern world there are three general types of programming languages:

Laura: /* General Introduction */

2013-08-05T16:50:55Z

General Introduction

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	* Object Oriented - Which is a blend of the preceding types with predefined rules for creating and deleting representations of external reality, and program defined methods of accessing them. This language structure was introduced to the programming world as C++, and has become the predominate programming language model.		* Object Oriented - Which is a blend of the preceding types with predefined rules for creating and deleting representations of external reality, and program defined methods of accessing them. This language structure was introduced to the programming world as C++, and has become the predominate programming language model.

	The advent of the World Wide Web introduced the widespread acceptance of the connectionless client/server model, with [[tunneled methods]] of achieving connection persistence. This technique was implemented by the Microsoft Dot Net programming languages. Another concept implemented by both Dot Net and Java was the use of a compiled pseudo-code executable which is made portable by providing execution engines for each platform.		The advent of the World Wide Web introduced the widespread acceptance of the connectionless client/server model, with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunneling_protocol tunneled methods] of achieving connection persistence. This technique was implemented by the Microsoft Dot Net programming languages. Another concept implemented by both Dot Net and Java was the use of a compiled pseudo-code executable which is made portable by providing execution engines for each platform.

	====RESTful Characteristics====		====RESTful Characteristics====

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	*[[Getting Started]]		*[[Getting Started]]

	~~== Categories ==~~

	Most of this wiki is categorized. An individual article may belong to multiple categories. The [[Special:Uncategorizedcategories\|Top Level Categories]] are a nice way to browse this wiki. In the table below are the most popular categories.

	*[[:Category:Commands\|Commands]]
	*[[:Category:Variable\|Variables]]
	*[[:Category:Arrays\|Arrays]]
	*[[:Category:Operations\|Operations]]
	*[[:Category:Internal Functions\|Internal Functions]]
	*[[:Category:Field Specifications\|Field Specifications]]
	*[[:Category:Definitions\|Definitions]]
	*[[:Category:Statements\|Statements]]
	*[[:Category:Control_Structures\|Control Structures]]
	*[[:Category:File_Operations\|File Operations]]
	*[[:Category:Sorting_and_Indexing\|Sorting and Indexing]]
	*[[:Category:GUI\|Widgets / GUI]]
	*[[:Category:Properties_Events_and_Methods\|Properties, Events and Methods]]
	*[[:Category:User_Defined_Functions_and_Libraries\|User Defined Functions / Libraries]]
	*[[:Category:Config\|Configuration and Environmental Settings]]
	*[[:Category:Printing\|Printing]]
	*[[:Category:HTTP\|HTTP]]
	*[[:Category:External_Editors\|External Editors]]
	*[[:Category:Terminology\|Glossary / Terminology]]
	*[[:Category:Error\|Error Handling]]
	*[[:Category:Error Codes\|Error Codes]]