1. A system for program development, comprising: a development environment including a compiler implemented on a computer which, during compilation, links in a runtime environment for the execution of application program code, the program code and service program code in an executable application container, wherein the application container is an application that contains standardized parts for the executability of the program code implementing the functionality in at least one of an operating system and an application software family environment, wherein the service program code is for the provision of services usable by the application program code, the service program code being realized as part of an executable of the application container.