Gen by Broadcom is a comprehensive application development environment designed to facilitate the creation and maintenance of large-scale business applications. It employs a model-based approach, allowing developers to focus on business logic rather than platform-specific code. With Gen, teams can generate various application types—including block-mode, fat client, batch, client-server, and web applications—from a single model, ensuring consistency and reducing development time. The environment supports multiple platforms, such as z/OS, Linux, UNIX, Java, .NET, and Windows, providing flexibility and scalability for diverse IT infrastructures. By automating routine tasks and offering a centralized repository for model management, Gen enhances developer productivity and streamlines the application development lifecycle. Features

• Platform-Independent Modeling: Enables developers to create applications without focusing on specific platforms, promoting reusability and flexibility.
• Multiple Application Generation: Supports the creation of various application types from a single model, including block-mode, fat client, batch, client-server, and web applications.
• Comprehensive Repository: Maintains models in a centralized encyclopedia, facilitating collaboration among large development teams.
• Cross-Platform Support: Allows application deployment across multiple environments, such as z/OS, Linux, UNIX, Java, .NET, and Windows.
• Automated Code Generation: Generates code from models, reducing manual coding efforts and minimizing errors.