Netherlands
4 days / 26 talks
Awesome and great speakers
November 3-8
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Dan Ridinger
Dan’s career in the computer industry began in 1976. After working 10 years at a service bureau using Digital Equipment PDP 11/70 and VAX systems, he joined COGNOS as a technical sales representative. COGNOS developed state-of-the-art Business Intelligence and Performance Management software which was purchased by IBM in 2008. His clients over the years included telecoms, hospitals, Government Justice systems, Universities, lecturing and building his own products.
Dan started Future Chalk Software in 1981 while working at COGNOS. He embraced Omnis in 1984, quickly realizing that building custom applications required a reusable code framework which Omnis was ideal for.
Leveraging the framework concepts, he and a team at Simon Fraser University (Vancouver, Canada) spent 6 months building an Omnis Studio 2 framework to speed up the university’s application development process. Productivity improvement was dramatic: instead of developing one large application and four small ones each year, the university could build four large application and eight smaller applications using their Omnis framework.
Data plays a big part in systems design. He designed his Mediator to synchronize data across many different databases in a timely manner. Dan’s customers use this custom Omnis application on servers and it never misses a beat. He still uses Mediator for data transformation and migrations for current projects.
Dan integrated RFID/IOT technology with Studio in a product called Gallery Guard. Omnis connected with RFID tag readers to monitor location and movement of valuable art assets in an art gallery. The unique design of Gallery Guard enabled visitors to visit the gallery and simultaneously monitor unauthorized movement of art pieces. The concept of location tracking was ahead of its time and is a precursor to now familiar location and movement tracking technologies like Apple Air Tags or Tile.
In 1998, Dan incorporated GIS technology into Omnis for an emergency services demo designed for FEMA-like organizations. The application used real-time tracking of assets such as fire hoses, vehicles and other equipment pertinent to emergency services.
Dan has developed many types of applications using all versions of OMNIS. He does consulting in Database Design, Project Management & Systems Design for large corporations. He also teaches third/forth year students application requirements and design at Simon Fraser University using Omnis.
Dan is no stranger to Omnis conferences, having spoken at Ameromnis 2002, OzOmnis 2004, and Euromnis conferences since 2007.
Dan started Future Chalk Software in 1981 while working at COGNOS. He embraced Omnis in 1984, quickly realizing that building custom applications required a reusable code framework which Omnis was ideal for.
Leveraging the framework concepts, he and a team at Simon Fraser University (Vancouver, Canada) spent 6 months building an Omnis Studio 2 framework to speed up the university’s application development process. Productivity improvement was dramatic: instead of developing one large application and four small ones each year, the university could build four large application and eight smaller applications using their Omnis framework.
Data plays a big part in systems design. He designed his Mediator to synchronize data across many different databases in a timely manner. Dan’s customers use this custom Omnis application on servers and it never misses a beat. He still uses Mediator for data transformation and migrations for current projects.
Dan integrated RFID/IOT technology with Studio in a product called Gallery Guard. Omnis connected with RFID tag readers to monitor location and movement of valuable art assets in an art gallery. The unique design of Gallery Guard enabled visitors to visit the gallery and simultaneously monitor unauthorized movement of art pieces. The concept of location tracking was ahead of its time and is a precursor to now familiar location and movement tracking technologies like Apple Air Tags or Tile.
In 1998, Dan incorporated GIS technology into Omnis for an emergency services demo designed for FEMA-like organizations. The application used real-time tracking of assets such as fire hoses, vehicles and other equipment pertinent to emergency services.
Dan has developed many types of applications using all versions of OMNIS. He does consulting in Database Design, Project Management & Systems Design for large corporations. He also teaches third/forth year students application requirements and design at Simon Fraser University using Omnis.
Dan is no stranger to Omnis conferences, having spoken at Ameromnis 2002, OzOmnis 2004, and Euromnis conferences since 2007.
Techniques for building robust applications faster
Broad concepts conducive to productive application development
Overview:
The current focus on building applications faster poses a challenge to maintaining high quality, robustness, and usability. Data dictionaries, Intelligent Data, and Artificial Intelligence are various approaches to address this challenge.
This session is centered around methodologies and technologies that Prof. Dan teaches at his courses at Simon Frazer University in Vancouver, Canada. This is a collection of useful techniques that fall under 3 broad categories and should be considered for any project & developer.
Data Dictionaries
We have the data structures, why not leverage it to build our applications
- Elements that a data dictionary should contain.
- Data Dictionary application
- The power of the forgotten Studio Component Store
- Effects of using a data dictionary
Intelligent Data
There is a lot that a database can tell our applications.
- How to build data intelligence into your application
- Fast Prototyping using intelligent data technology
- How this approach provides robust applications
- The framework that supports the concept
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Usage in Omnis for responsive applications to change
- Localization of application
- Generation of sql from natural language input.
About workshops
Format
You’ll sign up for the session you want to attend on a first-come, first-served basis. Up to 6 participants may attend a session, if full, you can sign up for the same topic at a different time. During the session, the speaker will guide the audience through the main topic but you will be able to ask him/her to deviate and cover related areas. Sometimes participants offer new ideas and solutions to a problem.
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Schedule
Flexible conference format means you can choose the best classes for you and at the best time. Some sessions will be repeated, so when you miss one, you can attend the same session later in the day or the week.