Old School Optimization
Explore the performance differences in 4D between a few commands that can be used for the same purpose but have extremely different processing times that may not immediately be apparent without testing… Apply To Selection, Array To Selection, and Save Record/ Next Record.
October 12th, 2016, 12:00 noon, CDT (UTC−5:00)
116 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago IL 3rd floor
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Cloud based storage with 4D and S3 – Bruno Legay
With Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3), it is possible to give your 4D application a taste of the cloud! S3 can be used to store files, images, blobs, objects, and whatever else makes sense for your application. S3 is cheap, resilient and flexible and can be accessed via a REST API. In the demo, we will look at a component which makes it easy to integrate S3 in your 4D environment. The component is free and provided with source. Continue reading
August 31st, 2016, 12:00 noon, CDT (UTC−5:00)
116 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago IL 3rd floor
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Messaging with 4D v16 –Thomas Maul.
Let’s chat about messaging and how to communicate. No, this isn’t about Snapchat, WhatsApp, emoji or digital stickers. This is about building your application with a modern multithreaded architecture using commands that reduce the problem down to a straightforward approach. Out is the concept of polling your variables for a change of status. Messaging uses a push architecture delivering state changes to your modularly built application. 4D VP of Product Strategy, Thomas Maul, will demonstrate how message passing commands are an approachable way for your application code to use the full processing power available to it. Learn the details of Call Form and Call Worker, the new commands introduced with 4D v15 R5. These key features will be available to everyone with the launch of 4D v16 and will revolutionize how you choose to write 4D applications. Continue reading
Check out how much faster the new 4D ‘Find in sorted array’ command is than the older ‘Find in array’ command! I know I’ll be using it. Maybe it’s time for some refactoring?
July 20th, 2016, 12:00 noon, CDT (UTC−5:00)
116 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago IL 3rd floor
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Dani Beaubien from Open Road Development will demo his Code Analysis Component for 4D that is targeted to developers to do analysis on their code. The component provides the ability to export all the methods in the host database as text files, export all the methods as HTML documentation, and provide statistics on each of the methods. Continue reading
June 7th, 2016, 12:00 noon, CDT (UTC−5:00)
116 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago IL 3rd floor
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Frank Pomilla, owner of TestTakers in New York City, will demo a custom 4D application for managing his SAT preparation business. Continue reading
Check out my technical breakout session from the 4D Summit 2016 in Portland, OR.
Explore a development strategy that we are using at the Art Institute of Chicago dubbed, The Virtual Structure. This approach helps to centralize data query and retrieval, control application access and leverage generic code which results in reduced codebase maintenance and better performance, all while satisfying complicated functionality requirements.
Virtualize your data model and define its access characteristics using 4D Objects to deliver a cohesive and scalable application. Continue reading
April 21st, 2016, 12:00 noon, CDT (UTC−5:00)
116 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago IL 3rd floor
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We are living in a time where business takes place across multiple devices.
From our tablets, laptops and smartphones we want one seamless experience. As users, we now look at an App not as a single icon to launch, but as a multi-channel service which equips us to work on any device. These expectations are driving the need for cross-platform development methods that cover all devices and OSs efficiently, effectively and at scale. This is our market reality.
The new Wakanda Digital App Factory proposes a complete platform to industrialize today’s complex mobile market. Thanks to Wakanda and 4D synergies, these technologies are also available to 4D Developers, as part of the 4D Mobile package. Continue reading
Check out Brent Raymond’s session at the 4D Summits this year.
Explore a development strategy that we are using at the Art Institute of Chicago dubbed, The Virtual Structure. This approach helps to centralize data query and retrieval, control application access and leverage generic code which results in reduced codebase maintenance and better performance, all while satisfying complicated functionality requirements.
Virtualize your data model and define its access characteristics using 4D Objects to deliver a cohesive and scalable application.
For more information on how the Art Institute uses 4D to manage its art collection data, see the video walkthroughs here… https://4dmethod.com/demos/4d-at-the-art-institute-of-chicago/
There are also many other interesting sessions at the Summit this year. Goto the lists here… Portland and Paris
Hope to see you all in either Portland or Paris in April!
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