1CRM 9: The Next Generation (Late ’23)
- 1CRM 9 is a very big deal for us here at 1CRM. The largest 1CRM development project undertaken in our 17 year history, it brings an all-new user interface and user experience, based on 1CRM’s open-sourced oceanfront GitHub project. Users will appreciate 1CRM 9 for both the modern appearance and the more productive work patterns, with edits performed directly from the detail view or list view. Oceanfront builds on the Vue 3 project (vue-next) and TypeScript to produce a predominantly JavaScript-driven next generation UI which will support highly variable themes to appeal across a wide range of country, culture and age demographics. Oceanfront becomes a key MIT-licensed open source project on which 1CRM depends, just as it depends on many other open source libraries.
- There is a demo site for oceanfront here, which is updated with all the latest developments on this open source project. And here is a link to the oceanfront project on GitHub. Those interested can track the live progress of oceanfront as the demo site automatically updates with each new commit to the project. Similarly there will be a live-updated demo site for 1CRM 9 development, but this will be reserved for 1CRM partners until closer to the release date for 1CRM 9.
- While 1CRM 9 will be valued by clients for its modern appearance, enhanced productivity and the flexibility to create different themes as desired, it is an even more significant evolution of 1CRM than it appears. The API sees a massive expansion with a corresponding simplification of the logic layer, and the entire oceanfront-based user presentation layer interacts with the core CRM data via the API. This results in clean interfaces from presentation, to logic, to API, to database – with automated testing designed into all the communications between layers. For the non-technical this just means a more modern software architecture designed for improved system reliability. For the technical audience, they will also enjoy access to the new range of API endpoints.