Rapid App Development
Nolan Ramsey
Outdated Technology: When to Build New vs ...

All IT leaders face challenges of outdated technology. Sometimes it’s time to build or buy a new application. But nowadays, it might make more sense to refresh the new old one. I explore those challenges and provide real client examples where I’ve used low code to help in both cases.

Outdated Technology: When to Build New vs Refresh the Old
Rapid App Development
Nolan Ramsey
Does SAP's acquisition of No-Code Developer ...

I share my thoughts on the recent acquisition of AppGyver by SAP and how that does or doesn’t relate to their SOLEX partner, Mendix.

Does SAP's acquisition of No-Code Developer AppGyver hurt their SOLEX partner Siemens Mendix?
Rapid App Development
Nolan Ramsey
Is Rapid App Development essential in the ...

The world is battling a war on two fronts: our health is threatened by COVID-19 and our economies have slowed and even stopped in certain sectors. As an App Developer, does my work really matter in such times?

Is Rapid App Development essential in the current climate?
Rapid App Development
Nolan Ramsey
What makes a Great Rapid App Developer?

After years of delivering, leading, and coaching leaders in Rapid App Development, I give you my perspective on what skills and profile it takes to be a ‘Great’ RAD Maker.

What makes a Great Rapid App Developer?
Mendix
Nolan Ramsey
Extending SAP: Fiori or Mendix Revisited

It’s been 1 year since I first wrote the post, “Extending SAP: Fiori or Mendix?” and a lot has changed. Because of the changes, this older post has gotten a lot of renewed interest so I thought I would take a look at my opinions from a year ago and see if they differ. If you haven’t already, please refer to the original article to have context for this one.

IT should be an expert “SWAT” team with precise skills to tackle the toughest app challenges, not a bottleneck to solving business problems.

Extending SAP: Fiori or Mendix Revisited

Mendix

Bug Branches - How to avoid disrupting your mainline development

Bug Branches - How to avoid disrupting your mainline development

One thing that is inevitable in software development is that you will create bugs in your software. The question becomes how and when you deploy fixes for them. Each client has differing levels of change control processes that need to be considered when dealing with these fixes. You want to eradicate the bugs as quickly as possible, particularly if they are preventing the end users from completing their work, but you don't want to affect current main line development. I'll give you a process I use that seems to be working best after much trial and error.

Quick Post: Update your Project name and change Page Titles

Quick Post: Update your Project name and change Page Titles

A customer who had started a proof of concept wanted to develop and deploy the app as a production application. However, the page title (seen in the tab of the browser) showed the old name and they didn't know how to correct it. Also, they wanted to change the project name itself. Read on if you've ever come across the same issue or want a guide to point your new business developers.

How To Make Your Mendix Application Environment Aware

How To Make Your Mendix Application Environment Aware

While perusing the Mendix Forum this week I saw someone post the question as to how to make their Mendix Application aware that it was in Dev, Test, or Production. It had already been answered with a technique I use but for the novice Mendix user I’m not sure the answer was clear enough to be followed. I’m going to share what I do and what I’ve learned about this in greater detail to hopefully clarify the opaque answers given in the forum.

How To Use Your Mendix Cloud Database locally

How To Use Your Mendix Cloud Database locally

Recently I was asked to help out on a Mendix project. In order to test changes in the Business Modeler, I needed to get a copy of the data from the Acceptance environment so I could use it locally. I hadn’t needed to do this before so I put together a quick guide to help walk me through the process. I thought it made sense to share on my blog for others that might need to do this.

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Reporting with Mendix - Failures and Successes Explained

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Reporting with Mendix - Failures and Successes Explained

A month or two ago I wrote about using Document Templates for reporting. At that time I was pressed for time and needed to get a few reports in PDF form out the door. I even commented that I had tried to use the Report Pane and OQL built into Mendix but struggled with the process and didn’t really have time to dive into figuring it out. This past week, however, I couldn’t build the reports I needed to do using Data Grids or Document Templates. I went back to OQL feeling confident I could write the syntax to achieve what was needed and after a day and a half of trial and error, I figured it out. I’d like to share what I learned.