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Outdated Technology: When to Build New vs ...

All IT leaders face challenges of outdated technology.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Outdated Technology: When to Build New vs Refresh the Old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

How To Add Custom Security Options to a Mendix App - part 1

How To Add Custom Security Options to a Mendix App - part 1

A lot of Mendix app developers are rightfully excited when they need to implement security; Mendix provides for the common options directly in the Business Modeler and in addition, there are modules such as LDAP and SAML that can be included into an app to take advantage of SSO. But what if you need to run security in the application but need to add customizations above and beyond what is provided in the default Mendix setup? I’m going to show you a few common requests that security teams ask for and show you how to implement them in your application.

Styling Mendix with Eclipse

Styling Mendix with Eclipse

I've been so swamped with the project I'm in that I haven't had a chance to write! Fortunately, one of my colleagues did have a chance and is starting a series on how to leverage Eclipse to manage your CSS and SASS sheets instead of the Scout and Sublime approach.

Replacing the Rich Text with the Format string widget in Mendix

Replacing the Rich Text with the Format string widget in Mendix

I thought I would pass on some information I struggled through and also record it for my own sake. The documentation on how to use the Format String widget is unclear. Read on if you want to save yourself some frustration.

Mendix upgrade preparation time!

Mendix upgrade preparation time!

It's been too long since my last post, but I genuinely have been too busy developing apps and growing our Mendix business to carve some time out to write (just ask my family!) That said, I wanted to get a few notes written down to help me remember a few things as we prepare our apps for the update process and maybe key other readers in on oft-overlooked features of the latest releases of Mendix to help them prepare as well.It's been too long since my last post, but I genuinely have been too busy developing apps and growing our Mendix business to carve some time out to write (just ask my family!) That said, I wanted to get a few notes written down to help me remember a few things as we prepare our apps for the update process and maybe key other readers in on oft-overlooked features of the latest releases of Mendix to help them prepare as well.