| Developer(s) | Yes Software, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 4.3.0.7676[1] |
| Development status | Active |
| Operating system | Windows |
| Type | Web application framework / Template Engine |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | http://www.codecharge.com |
CodeCharge Studio is a rapid application development (RAD) and integrated development environment (IDE) for creating database-driven web application.[2] It is a code generator and templating engine that separates the presentation layer from the coding layer, with the aim of allowing designers and programmers to work cohesively in a web application[3] (the model-view-controller design pattern).
CodeCharge is the first product released by Yes Software, after two years of development.[3]
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CodeCharge utilizes point-and-click wizards[3] for creating record and search forms, grids, and editable grids without the need for programming. Databases supported are MySQL, MS SQL Server, MS Access, PostgreSQL, Oracle, and all others that support web connectivity. CodeCharge can export into all major programing languages, such as ASP.NET, ASP, Java, ColdFusion, PHP, and Perl.[2][4]
CodeCharge is based on an interactive user interface (UI) to create web applications.[5] When generating code, CodeCharge automatically structures it, using naming conventions and comments to make the purpose of the code clear.[6] Moreover, CodeCharge keeps the application and generated code separate so projects may be converted to any language at any time.[7]
A CodeCharge generated project - without additional programming - is not a routed web sited (where everything routed i.e. through index.asp), but every page accessible by on its own name.
Here are listed technologies which used, when the application is ready and running.
The application uses the Microsoft .NET 2 Framework and will also install when the .NET 3.5 framework is detected on the host computer.
In 2003, regarding the original version of CodeCharge Studio, Arbi Arzoumani of PHP Architect wrote:[5]
"For its price tag this code generation application is well worth it. One great application that I can see this being used for is creating prototypes of web applications in very short periods of time. In other words, last minute proposals."
Kevin Yank of SitePoint Tech Times was impressed "by the many ways in which experienced developers could draw added power out of the software, instead of being limited by it, as is the case with most RAD tools for Web development."[9]
In his review of CodeCharge Studio 2.0, Troy Dreier wrote in Intranet Journal, "CodeCharge Studio [allows] Web application developers [to] shave literally months off their development times."[10]
CodeCharge Studio 3.0 received a rating of 3.5 out of 5 from Peter B. MacIntyre of php|architect.[4]