eXpand framework (Xpand) is the first open source project based on the DevExpress eXpressApp Framework (XAF). The eXpressApp Framework ships with DXperience Universal and can be evaluated free of charge (30 day trial) at: https://www.devexpress.com/ClientCenter/Downloads. This framework was started and is led by Tolis Bekiaris, whose work and contribution for XAF through many years was greatly honored by the whole XAF community and DevExpress and resulted in hiring him as a technical evangelist for DevExpress Frameworks! The eXpand Framework is an extension of XAF and operates within the Microsoft Public License (Ms-PL). Although XAF is not an open source product it can be purchased directly from DevExpress. The eXpandFramework team have extended the capabilities of the eXpressApp Framework to include 57 cutting-edge assemblies containing tools and modules that target numerous business scenarios The main idea behind eXpand is to offer as many features as possible to developers/business users through a declarative approach (configuring files rather than writing code). Please go through each of the following brief descriptions and find out how eXpand can help you accomplish your complex development tasks with easy declarative programming. Below you can see some descriptions and screenshots of our basic modules (screenshots taken from eXpand FeatureCenter application that comes along with the download). Examples of those modules include: |