Author Archives: 4DMethod

How To Design a Rule Engine Using ORDA and Object Fields – Tiran Behrouz

Posted on June 9, 2023 by 4DMethod

Wednesday, June 21, 2023, 12:00 noon, CDT (UTC−5:00 Special Topic:How To Design a Rule Engine Using ORDA and Object Fields – Tiran Behrouz A Business Rule Engine (BRE) is a software system that allows the user to define a set … Continue reading →

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A New Server in 4D v20: WebSocket Server – Thomas Maul

Posted on April 25, 2023 by 4DMethod

Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 12:00 noon, CDT (UTC−5:00 Special Topic:A New Server in 4D v20: WebSocket Server – Speed Up Your Web Clients – Thomas Maul As it was recently announced, the next LTS release of 4D will offer a … Continue reading →

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Twilio Integration – Tim Nevels

Posted on March 13, 2023 by 4DMethod

Wednesday, March 22, 2023, 12:00 noon, CDT (UTC−5:00) Special Topic:Twilio Integration – Tim Nevels 4D has proven its capabilities for decades as a platform for quickly and reliably creating cross-platform applications with tightly integrated data backend services and creatively styled … Continue reading →

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6 Changes to Check Before Transitioning to Project Mode – Erick Lui

Posted on December 6, 2022 by 4DMethod

Wednesday, December 14, 2022, 12:00 noon, CST (UTC−5:00) Special Topic:6 Changes to Check Before Transitioning to Project Mode – Erick Lui The benefits of switching your older 4D application from binary (.4DB/ .4dbase) to Project mode are many and growing … Continue reading →

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js.component Sneak Peek – Aparajita Fishman

Posted on November 20, 2022 by 4DMethod

Thursday, December 1, 2022, 12:00 noon, CST (UTC−5:00) Product release demo:js.component Sneak Peek – Aparajita Fishman js.component will be released on Monday, December 5th, 2022. In this very special product release 4DMethod demo, the author of js.component, Aparajita Fishman will be giving a sneak … Continue reading →

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4D in Drag… and Drop – Brent Raymond

Posted on October 17, 2022 by 4DMethod

Wednesday, November 2, 2022, 12:00 noon, CDT (UTC−5:00) Special Topic:4D in Drag… and Drop – Brent Raymond 4D developers have many great techniques available to make their applications really shine, but one of the best ways to dress up your … Continue reading →

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Leveraging ORDA – Exploring Modern 4D app Architecture – Kirk Brooks

Posted on September 7, 2022 by 4DMethod

Wednesday, September 14, 2022, 12:00 noon, CDT (UTC−5:00) Special Topic:Leveraging ORDA – Exploring Modern 4D app Architecture – Kirk Brooks Kirk Brooks will demo a feature rich application built from the ground up in Project mode and using ORDA. Come join one of … Continue reading →

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Get started with 4D for Android – Nhat Do

Posted on July 21, 2022 by 4DMethod

Wednesday, July 27, 2022, 12:00 noon, CDT (UTC−5:00) Special Topic:Get started with 4D for Android – Nhat Do 4D for Mobile has added a veritable new path for application developers to publish their content and functionality for direct access from iOS and … Continue reading →

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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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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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