WaveMaker

WaveMaker, Inc.
Private
Industry aPaaS
Rapid Application Development
Enterprise Software
Cloud computing
Founded 2003
Headquarters Mountain View, CA
Key people
Vijay Pullur, CEO
Products WaveMaker Enterprise
WaveMaker Studio
Website www.WaveMaker.com

WaveMaker is a private aPaaS (application platform-as-a-service) software for building and running custom apps. WaveMaker provides Rapid API App Development & Deployment to quickly build enterprise-grade multi-device apps, and leverages Docker containerization for an app-optimized infrastructure.[1]

WaveMaker Enterprise

WaveMaker Enterprise is a licensed software that enables organizations to run their own end-to-application platform-as-a-service (aPaaS) for rapidly building and efficiently running custom apps.[2] It also allows developers and business users to work with standard enterprise-grade technologies to immediately create apps that can be easily extended or customized. Those apps can consume APIs, visualize data for insights and automatically support multi-device responsive interfaces.[3]

WaveMaker Enterprise enables organizations to deploy applications on public or private cloud infrastructure, and containers can be deployed on top of virtual machines or on bare metal.[3] At the same time, WaveMaker Enterprise enables IT to optimize and improve management of its app infrastructure by providing a graphic user interface (GUI) console and capabilities that leverage the power of Docker containerization.[2]

The solution includes added features for app deployment automation, app lifecycle management, release management, deployment workflow and access rights. The development capabilities of include:[2][4]

It also combines these with container management capabilities provided on top of Docker for:[2]

WaveMaker Studio

WaveMaker Enterprise is built around WaveMaker Studio - a WYSIWYG rapid development tool that allows computer-literate business users to compose an application using a drag-and-drop method.[5] WaveMaker supports rapid application development (RAD) for the web, similar to what products like PowerBuilder and Lotus Notes provided for client server computing.[6]

WaveMaker Studio allows developers to produce an application once, then auto-adjust it for a particular target platform, whether a PC, mobile phone, or tablet.[5] Applications created using the WaveMaker Studio follow a model–view–controller architecture.

WaveMaker Studio is available as open source code (although the source has not been updated for 2 years https://github.com/cloudjee/wavemaker) and has been downloaded more than two million times. The Studio community consists of 30,000 registered users.[7] Applications generated by the open source WaveMaker Studio are licensed under the Apache license.[8]

Studio 7, released in September 2014, is the latest version of WaveMaker Studio. While Studio 7 is based on AngularJS framework, previous Studio versions (6.7, 6.6, 6.5) use the Dojo Toolkit. Declared Open Source but yet to be delivered as such (https://github.com/cloudjee/wavemaker). Some of the features of WaveMaker Studio include:

As an example of the level of complexity of applications that can be built using a WYSIWYG development approach for Ajax applications, the WaveMaker Studio was built using WaveMaker.[9] WaveMaker is meant for use by web developers who prefer visual tools.[6]

Technologies

WaveMaker is built on the following frameworks and technologies:[10]

History

References

  1. Bridgwater, Adrian (6 October 2014). "WaveMaker RAADAD for aPaaS". Dr. Dobb's - The World of Software Development. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Build Your Own Enterprise App". Mobile Enterprise. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  3. 1 2 "WaveMaker Launches aPaaS Environment Based on Docker Containers". Programmable Web. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  4. "WaveMaker Enterprise Launches for Rapid API App Development". Talkin' Cloud. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  5. 1 2 Babcock, Charles (16 September 2014). "WaveMaker PaaS Bets On Docker". InformationWeek. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Is WaveMaker the Web 2.0 Version of PowerBuilder?". Hurwitz Group. November 11, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
  7. Leopold, George (16 September 2014). "WaveMaker Leverages Docker for App Delivery". EnterpriseTech. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  8. "WaveMaker Ajax Framework License Information". WaveMaker. February 23, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-03-03. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
  9. "WaveMaker Visual Ajax Tool". Infoworld. April 20, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  10. "WaveMaker Webinar". WaveMaker. September 19, 2013.
  11. "ActiveGrid Re-brands as WaveMaker". Developer's PowerBuilder Journal. 2007-11-07.
  12. "WaveMaker Springs To VMware". WaveMaker. March 8, 2011.
  13. "Announcing the release of WaveMaker 6.5.3". WaveMaker. March 14, 2013.
  14. "Pramati Acquires WaveMaker". Pramati Technologies. 2013-05-01.

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