Language Pyramid Context
Overview
B4P provides two abstractions for data storage:
- Variables, which are traditional storage abstractions found in all programming language. B4P supports Structures with named members and Arrays with indexed members.
- Tables, which are unique to B4P and describe globally accessible storage objects for managing 2-dimensional tabular data of any width and length.
In contrast to other programming languages, B4P's key focus is on Tables, and provides an extensive function library with
both basic and advanced tabular data processing functions.
Dedicated top-level chapters have been devoted to variables and tables.