August 8, 2018, 12:00 noon, CDT (UTC−5:00)
Special Topic:
Configuration management for IT infrastructure using 4D, Balinder Singh Walia
Let’s dive deep into the cloud and check out a 4D demo application running on Amazon Web Services (AWS)! See how the entire infrastructure, like EC2 instances, web server config, networking, ports, passwords, etc., can be fully automated and managed by 4D and Ansible Automation and Configuration management tool.
June 27, 2018, 12:00 noon, CDT (UTC−5:00)
Special Topic:
List box going in a new dimension with ORDA, Thomas Maul
ORDA (Object Relational Data Access) was the top highlight of 4D Summit 2018, is the main feature in 4D v17 and will have a huge impact on how you will write code in the future. But, it is not only about coding. The “A” in ORDA is about accessing data, and this includes using data in forms, especially in a list box.
April 25, 2018, 12:00 noon, CDT (UTC−5:00)
116 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago IL 3rd floor
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Special Topic:
Leveraging 4D with a Xojo Web app front end
John Baughman from BY’te DESIGN Hawaii will present an introduction to building web applications using the Xojo, formerly RealBasic, IDE. The basics of the Xojo IDE and deployment options will be covered as well as a look at the code he uses in 4D to 
communicate with the Xojo web app. John currently has 5 Xojo web applications font-ending 4D databases and finds them especially easy to build, deploy, and maintain.
In our recent meeting, we noted that it seems 4D has used Marvel comics theming for their new product development on several occasions in the past. Who is the Marvel fan at 4D?!?! Check out the discussion here.
Perhaps we can offer some suggestions for which character to use next!
March 7th, 2018, 6:00 PM, CST (UTC−6:00)
Special Topic:
Fintech Application Platform by IP Ventures, Steve Brown
Let’s take a look at e-Premium, a state of the art lending solution used by financiers, lenders, and financial institutions to acquire and manage both commercial and consumer loans across a diverse range of asset classes and portfolios. This demo will be from a users perspective to see how the application functions and review the advanced interface concepts at play. Continue reading
On this Martin Luther King Day, I’d like to share a recent quote from the director of the Art Institute of Chicago, James Rondeau.
James Rondeau
Art Institute of Chicago
Art museums matter. As a museum director, one of my essential responsibilities is taking forward the unwavering commitment of my community—colleagues, artists, philanthropic supporters and visitors—to champion the power of art and the experiences that makers, museums and audiences create and share to make sense of our collective past, present and future.
January 17th, 2018, 12:00 PM, CST (UTC−6:00)
116 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago IL 3rd floor
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Special Topic:
4D Web Access and Angular2 Components
Julio Carneiro from Pascal Information Technology Ltd will show his “RESTlike” 4D V16 Component that provides CRUD functionality via HTTP access to any 4D Database, along with an Angular2 Typescript Component.
