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SystemBuilder/SB+

SB/XA is a 4GL development and runtime environment originally written for the Pick family of computer databases/environments and now part of the Rocket U2 software suite. The SystemBuilder environment comprises SB+ Server, often running on a Rocket U2 database; SBClient, which runs as a Microsoft Windows desktop client; and the SB/XA Communications server for browser clients. The product can be run in either developer or runtime mode. The development environment enables rapid prototyping, development, and deployment of applications and supports a variety of user interface environments.

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SB/XA is a 4GL development and runtime environment originally written for the Pick family of computer databases/environments and now part of the Rocket U2 software suite. The SystemBuilder environment comprises SB+ Server, often running on a Rocket U2 database; SBClient, which runs as a Microsoft Windows desktop client; and the SB/XA Communications server for browser clients. The product can be run in either developer or runtime mode. The development environment enables rapid prototyping, development, and deployment of applications and supports a variety of user interface environments.

Key claims

  1. release date: 1990 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the release date is "1990". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378693339

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.