An introductory guide to 4D and Version Control Systems
For many years, 4D has allowed you to develop binary databases as part of a team with a 4D Server. This way of developing is straightforward, but many...
October 1, 2021
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Project
4D REST API + ReactJS
by Mourad Aouinat, Software Engineer at 4D Morocco In a previous blog post, we saw how easy setting up a REST API using 4D. In this blog post, we...
September 13, 2021
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How to automate the compilation
Since 4D v19, you can start the compilation of a project with a simple command. You might be wondering what you can use this for! Your team may consi...
September 6, 2021
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gitignore and 4D: a useful feature for Git users
Project mode allows you to easily track changes with Git, the most popular version control system. But often, you don’t want to track all the files of...
July 20, 2021
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Apply naming conventions with Form macros
by guest author Michael Höhne, 4D developer (Munich, Germany) There's a feature in 4D v18 R5 that may have been overlooked, or at least ...
February 18, 2021
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Automate repetitive tasks and more with form macros!
If you're a fan of macros in the code editor, then 4D v18 R5 has some good news for you ... because now macros are also available in the form editor!...
October 27, 2020
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Coder-friendly syntax for class functions and methods
Using $1, $2, and $n variables in your code not only makes the code less readable, it can also increase confusion since the human brain can find it di...
October 23, 2020
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Preview your CSS directly in the form editor!
In 4D v18 R5, you can preview the final CSS rendering in the form editor WITHOUT running your dialog. Yes, you heard that right. Standardizing and rev...
October 21, 2020
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Extensive library of 4D applications available
With projects and the ability to share project application source code via a source control system, we’ve published more than 35 repositories to GitHu...
September 2, 2020
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Project by default. Binary on demand
Projects were introduced in 4D v17 R5. An architecture representing a giant evolution for 4D applications, projects opened the 4D world to source cont...
July 17, 2020
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