If you’ve spent any time in the Mendix ecosystem — either as a developer, manager, or trainer — you’ve probably noticed this pattern: someone completes learning paths, reads some documentation or blogs, watches a youtube video, probably passes an exam or two… and then freezes when they need to build something real. Why? Because understanding theory isn’t the same as being able to apply it.
As Mendix developers, we often encounter scenarios where we need to duplicate data, whether it’s copying an object for a new record, creating a template, or preserving an original state before modifications. The Community Commons module, a staple in the Mendix Marketplace, offers a powerful tool for this: the DeepClone Java action. Unlike a simple …
DeepClone Demystified: A Guide for Mendix Developers Read More »
Hackathons, who these days hasn’t heard of them? Although originating in the 90s, hackathons have quickly gained popularity and are now used by both developers and organizations to discover new opportunities for their software. For enterprises, these sorts of events can also lead to new insights and business opportunities. For developers, taking part in a …
What the Hack! How our developers use the Mendix Hackathons to challenge themselves Read More »
Imagine a future where engineers on the shop floor solve technical issues within minutes using AI-powered applications. That future? It’s already here. On October 16th, dsm-firmenich’s Digital & Tech’s Low-Code Chapter led by Anouke Tielens-Coenegracht, in collaboration with The Orange Force, hosted an innovative hackathon, focused on making life easier for shop floor engineers by …
They can build apps, widgets, Java actions, play FIFA, and in recent times also have become podcast hosts! Our colleagues Paul Ketelaars and Freek Brinkhuis have launched their new podcast show called No Deploy Fridays. This podcast is all about the technicalities of the Mendix Low Code Platform. Are you interested in learning more about, …
No Deploy Fridays podcast with Freek Brinkhuis & Paul Ketelaars Read More »
Mendix developers, there seems to be a chronic shortage of them. Each year Mendix does a survey with their customers to determine their biggest challenges. And for the last couple of years the developer shortage has made the top 3. There are quite probably several reasons for this shortage. But for this blog I want …
My journey to becoming a Mendix developer and how you can too Read More »
If you are reading this title and think CrowdStrike, don’t you mean that old-school shooter game everyone was playing in the early zeroes? You might want to open a random news website and start reading. Or let me at least give you a small digest. Last Friday (19th of July) cybersecurity company CrowdStrike rolled out …
No Deploy Fridays at CrowdStrike and the Mendix Marketplace update lifecycle Read More »
Certified Mendix partner, The Orange Force (TOF), branches out into the training sector as an official Mendix training partner with The Orange Force Labs.
Being a lazy UX Designer might not sound like a great selling point, right? Well, in this blog post, I’ll explain why laziness is a good thing that not only helps me out but, hopefully, helps other people out too. Stuck on Repeat Throughout my career, I’ve worked on numerous Mendix UX projects, ranging from …
Why I am a Lazy UX Designer (And Why That’s a Good Thing) Read More »
What happens when you let 8 experienced Mendix consultants build an app with Microsoft PowerApps, with a Star Wars theme? You might think, here we go again. Another comparison between Microsoft PowerApps and Mendix, two ‘low code’ platforms, that will be full of marketing lingo. Well, you’re almost right. As this article is intended as …
Microsoft PowerApps vs Mendix – Comparing Two of the Largest Low/No-Code Platforms Read More »
Where it all started October 2012 marks the start of my professional career and safe to say I made the right call. A friend who I graduated with told me he got a job working with “Mendix, the app platform”. He told me more and it immediately resonated with me, as we had a class …
Using Amazon Web Services to import a 500k rows Excel file in Mendix without running out of memory
Combine your SAP ERP’s stability and robustness with business agility and composability in Mendix!
Mendix 10 is coming! Read all about our top features of the new major release!
