Fourth Generation Languages
There are five generations of languages
Main uses of 4GL’s
Definitions of 4GL’s
Facilities
Main Features of 4GL’s
The main difference between 4GL’s and previous languages is that they are non-procedural
Increases Productivity
Differences in code by generations
Benefits of a 4GL
Are more portable as 3GL’s tend to have more “dialects”
Prototyping
Downside of 4GL’s
Examples of 4GL Languages