The OpenEdge Hive

Abe Voelker drafted a beautiful write-up about how to switch away from OpenEdge.
Cure for the Plague: A Theoretical Progress OpenEdge ABL Migration Plan

He suggests to use JRuby (or maybe Groovy, or Java), because they are OS and data-store independent, modern (i.e. OO), allow easy CRUD data-access, and support Web application development.

I admire his energy, the extended effort to research, and the kindness to share his insights with the world.

I am a bit surprised, though, by his dislike of the ABL. I L-O-V-E it!