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Vanessa Talbot

How to Implement Continuous Integration with 4D: A Step-by-Step Guide

In the world of software development, a new concept has appeared in recent years called “Continuous Integration.” The definition we see or hear everywhere is :

“CI is a process that automates the compilation, testing, and delivery of an application on a regular and frequent basis.”

Having understood this definition, which expresses an interesting and promising process, what do I need to do to implement it in 4D? If you search the Internet, you’ll find that there are many CI tools and frameworks available.

However, there are several prerequisites before using these CI tools.

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Vanessa Talbot

A class for easy handling of your sub-forms

On the forum, several requests, tips, or questions have been asked about displaying a message, an hourglass, or some interface elements in the foreground of a form while blurring out the rest. You can create this type of interface with sub-forms and call forms. The code can get complicated if you’re working with a multi-page form.

To simplify your work, Vincent De Lachaux has prepared a class to simplify the management of sub-forms displayed in a multi-page form. It handles loading the sub-form on the fly, controlling it from a worker, and repositioning it if the main form is resized. You can focus on your dialogues without worrying about the mechanics.

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Tips & Tricks for your 4D Apps – December 2023 Edition

by Add Komoncharoensiri, Director of Technical Services at 4D Inc

 

Here we go with another set of tips and tricks.

The 4D Knowledge Base is a library of information about 4D technology where weekly tech tips and monthly tech notes are actively published. If you missed the last tips on the KB, that’s fine; here is a compilation from the past few weeks.

This blog post covers 12 tips:

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Add Komoncharoensiri

Tips & Tricks for your 4D Apps – November 2023 Edition

by Add Komoncharoensiri, Director of Technical Services at 4D Inc

 

Here we go with another set of tips and tricks.

The 4D Knowledge Base is a library of information about 4D technology where weekly tech tips and monthly tech notes are actively published. If you missed the last tips on the KB, that’s fine; here is a compilation from the past few weeks.

This blog post covers 16 tips:

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Boost 4D with OpenAI!

Artificial Intelligence rapidly disrupts our daily lives, not only as developers. Most of you, if not all, have already heard about ChatGPT from OpenAI. This post is about a proof-of-concept made with Qodly Studio, in a practical use case: how to use AI to generate credible and realistic datasets for your apps. In other words: how to quickly fill your app with data for you to test it, or to demonstrate it. Get ready!

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