Refactoring OpenEdge TTY or GUI Applications for Modern Web Solutions with the SmartComponent Library
 

Refactoring OpenEdge TTY or GUI Applications for Modern Web Solutions with the SmartComponent Library

22 May 2025

Join our next Webinar on Thursday, 22nd May at 16:00 CET with Mike Fechner.

Make your OpenEdge applications future-proof!

In this session, Mike Fechner, Lead Modernization Architect at Consultingwerk, will demonstrate how to transform ABL TTY or GUI applications into modern web applications with powerful and scalable backends.


The SmartComponent Library, Consultingwerk’s developer framework, provides the foundation for an efficient and sustainable modernization of your OpenEdge applications. You will gain practical insights into proven methods that accelerate and optimize the refactoring process.

Key Topics:

  • Semi-automated migration of existing applications – Leverage your existing source code as a starting point for migrating application layout and logic.
  • Proven architecture with standard interfaces – Evolve your application into a multi-channel solution.
  • User guidance in complex processes – Create intuitive multi-step workflows.
  • Modern data validation for web applications – Improve application quality with powerful validation techniques.

Outlook: AI-Powered Code Refactoring
The future of software modernization is increasingly driven by artificial intelligence. Discover how AI technologies can analyze code, identify optimization potential, and accelerate refactoring processes.

Whether you're modernizing an existing application or optimizing your current systems, this session provides valuable insights and practical solutions to transition successfully from classic TTY or GUI applications to scalable, web-enabled solutions.

Take this opportunity to make your OpenEdge applications future-ready with the SmartComponent Library!

Speaker

Mike Fechner

Mike Fechner, Lead Modernization Architect at Consultingwerk, started working with Progress over 30 years ago. Since then, he has supported Progress Application Partners and end customers in adopting the latest OpenEdge and Progress features to enhance and extend existing applications.

With his strong framework design expertise, he has laid the foundation for the development of many successful OpenEdge applications.

Mike specializes in object-oriented programming in ABL, software architecture, GUI for .NET, web technologies, and a broad range of Progress products including OpenEdge, Telerik, and Corticon. He is deeply involved in software modernization projects on a daily basis and is a passionate modernization enthusiast.

He is a well-known and active member of the international OpenEdge community and a frequent presenter at conferences around the world. Mike serves as a board member of the German PUG as well as a board member of the PUG Challenge.