The Abap in Abap-cadabra is the name of a programming language by SAP. The name ABAP started out as abbreviation for Allgemeiner Berichtsaufbereitungsprozessor, which means "generic report preparation processor" in German. Later it was cleverly renamed to Advanced Business Application Programming, as it became so well known, the abbreviation demanded a better name. What does "Java" mean anyway ? What's in a name. There is a lot in this name: ABAP.
There is a limit to what one can remember and to the level of detail it can be remembered by. To have some sort of manual or document for the "nice-to-haves" has always been my way of working and it has proven to be a very effective way of working. AbapcadabrA once started off as a Word document called "Technote", in 1995 Origin had it translated into English to be made available on the Intranet of Origin. AbapcadabrA.com was introduced in 1999 and involving Joomla (november 2012) enables me to fully utilize the knowledge base concept. Whenever I come across something that is worth sharing and whenever time permitted me - I produced an article and placed it on the article pile. Have fun. Let me know where improvements should be done.