Author Archives: 4DMethod

May 25 Meeting – Southern Illinois University Medical/Dental Education Preparatory Program – Trent Stevens

Posted on May 19, 2022 by 4DMethod

Wednesday, May 25, 2022, 12:00 noon, CDT (UTC−5:00) Special Topic:Southern Illinois University Medical/Dental Education Preparatory Program – Trent Stevens MEDPREP, the Medical/Dental Education Preparatory Program at Southern Illinois University, strives to prepare educationally and socioeconomically disadvantaged students for medical, dental … Continue reading →

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March 16th Meeting – js.component: Part 2 – Aparajita Fishman

Posted on March 3, 2022 by 4DMethod

Wednesday, March 16, 2022, 12:00 noon, CDT (UTC−5:00) Special Topic:js.component: Part 2 – Aparajita Fishman In the previous 4DMethod meeting on March 2, Aparajita Fishman gave us a look at js.component, a pure 4D component comprising 30 classes with over 400 functions. However we … Continue reading →

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March 2nd Meeting – js.component: Taking 4D to the next level – Aparajita Fishman

Posted on February 22, 2022 by 4DMethod

Wednesday, March 2, 2022, 12:00 noon, CST (UTC−5:00) Special Topic:js.component: Taking 4D to the next level – Aparajita Fishman 4D has taken a lot of steps towards modernizing the language with v19, but there is other functionality that is taken … Continue reading →

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January 19 Meeting – Keeping Up With 4D’s Latest Technologies — A Worthwhile Endeavor – Chris Belanger

Posted on January 11, 2022 by 4DMethod

Wednesday, January 19, 2022, 12:00 noon, CST (UTC−5:00) Special Topic:Keeping Up With 4D’s Latest Technologies — A Worthwhile Endeavor – Chris Belanger Since 4D version 17, 4D has provided many new features that facilitate simplification and clarity in data structures … Continue reading →

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November 17 Meeting – Avec classe: UI with Class – Vincent de Lachaux

Posted on November 12, 2021 by 4DMethod

Wednesday, November 17, 2021, 12:00 noon, CST (UTC−5:00) Special Topic:Avec classe: UI with Class – Vincent de Lachaux For this final 4DMethod meeting of 2021, you are going to need imagination. Think of how in the finale of classic kung … Continue reading →

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October 6 Meeting – 4D Server Monitoring using Grafana and Prometheus – Thomas Maul

Posted on September 24, 2021 by 4DMethod

Wednesday, October 6, 2021, 12:00 noon, CDT (UTC−5:00) Special Topic:4D Server Monitoring using Grafana and Prometheus – Thomas Maul Grafana is a well-known, open source tool to visualize data metrics such as CPU load, disk IOPS or network traffic. People … Continue reading →

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August 25 Meeting – Enrich UX and UI with Unicode Special Characters – Add Komoncharoensiri

Posted on August 16, 2021 by 4DMethod

Wednesday, August 25, 2021, 12:00 noon, CDT (UTC−5:00) Special Topic:Enrich UX and UI with Unicode Special Characters – Add Komoncharoensiri Unicode support allows 4D to handle a wider range of character set in an application. The basic range of Unicode includes several letters, … Continue reading →

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May 12 Meeting – Different ways to access and display 4D data – Christophe Flament

Posted on May 4, 2021 by 4DMethod

Wednesday, May 12, 2021, 12:00 noon, CDT (UTC−5:00) Special Topic:Different ways to access and display 4D data – Christophe Flament – Ponga Consulting, Inc. 4D is constantly evolving adding new concepts and features. As 4D developers, we have to keep … Continue reading →

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March 31 Meeting – Argus Development Environment Shell and Tools for 4D – Jody Bevan

Posted on March 4, 2021 by 4DMethod

Wednesday, March 31, 2021, 12:00 noon, CDT (UTC−5:00) (updated from March 24) Special Topic: Argus Development Environment Shell & Tools for 4D – Jody Bevan Let Jody Bevan take you on a tour of the Argus Development Environment (ADE). Jody … Continue reading →

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February 3 Meeting – Building developer.4d.com, a Markdown-based Documentation Site – Arnaud Schmitt

Posted on January 21, 2021 by 4DMethod

Wednesday, February 3, 2021, 12:00 noon, CST (UTC−5:00) Special Topic: Building developer.4d.com, a Markdown-based Documentation Site – Arnaud Schmitt Some of us live by the mantra “When all else fails, read the manual.” However I think that applies better to … Continue reading →

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