WWDC 18 – Breakout Sessions

25-28 September, 2018

We have created four themed tracks, each one comprising three one hour seminars to cover popular topics in greater depth. These seminars are designed for greater intimacy, enabling greater interaction between the audience and the speaker.

These themes are:

Advanced Genero Development Your Genero Development Environment Effective Use of Genero Management Themes
MAYA I MAYA III MAYA VI MAYA VIII
Thursday 8:30 am – 9:30 am
Building a Web Component
Morgan Ho, Four Js
Command Line Tools
Leo Schubert, Four Js
Scaling Genero
Oscar Vera, Four Js
Going Digital, More Than Just Going Through the Motions
David Salazar, Four Js
Bio and Abstract Bio and Abstract Bio and Abstract Bio and Abstract
Thursday 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Unlocking Potential of fglsvgcanvas
John Hobach, Four Js
40+ Things You Might Not Know About Genero Studio in 60 minutes
Scott Barney, Four Js
Effective Use of Genero Application Server
Neil Martin, Four Js
Getting the Most Out of Genero
Oscar Vera, Four Js
Bio and Abstract Bio and Abstract Bio and Abstract Bio and Abstract
Thursday 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
RESTful Web Services
Delane Freeman, Four Js
Upgrading 101
Reuben Barclay, Four Js
An Introduction to Ghost Client
Laurent Galais, Four Js
Building Your Winning Team
David Salazar, Four Js and others
Bio and Abstract Bio and Abstract Bio and Abstract Bio and Abstract
Friday 9:00 am – 10:00 am
RESTful Web Services
Delane Freeman, Four Js
40+ Things You Might Not Know About Genero Studio in 60 minutes
Scott Barney, Four Js
Scaling Genero
Oscar Vera, Four Js
The Future Workforce – Attracting and Maintaining Talent
Javier Carmona and Carlos Sanchez
Bio and Abstract Bio and Abstract Bio and Abstract Bio and Abstract
Friday 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Unlocking Potential of fglsvgcanvas
John Hobach, Four Js
Command Line Tools
Leo Schubert
An Introduction to Ghost Client
Laurent Galais, Four Js
Panel: Understanding Digital Transformation and Business Stakeholders’ Real Needs
Moderator: David Salazar, Four Js
Bio and Abstract Bio and Abstract Bio and Abstract Bio and Abstract
Friday 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Building a Web Component
Morgan Ho, Four Js
Upgrading 101
Reuben Barclay, Four Js
Effective Use of Genero Application Server
Neil Martin, Four Js
Panel continued from previous session
Bio and Abstract Bio and Abstract Bio and Abstract Bio and Abstract
Conference room layout
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English With Spanish Translation English only Spanish only
  • If there are two or more attendees from the same company, we suggest you split up and attend different sessions.

MAYA I

Advanced Genero Development

Building a Web Component

Morgan Ho, Sydney, Australia

Bio:

Morgan has been working with Four Js products for over 20 years, after initially migrating Century Softwares Informix 4gl ERP to BDS and then Genero. He became the Technical Manager of Four Js in the Asia Pacific in 1999 and delivering technical consulting and support services to the region ever since. He resides in Sydney, Australia with his wife and two kids, and you probably don’t want to start talking to him about bikes.
Abstract:
Starting with the HTML and Javascript that you have developed or sourced from an existing web page or repository, learn how to incorporate these as a Web Components within your Genero application.  It will cover how to design the interface, prototyping, and debugging. Examples to include an Accordian Tree widget, Stopwatch/timer for mobile app and a Graph- Charting widget.

Unlocking the Potential of fglsvgcanvas

John Hobach, Dallas, Texas, USA

Bio:

John Hobach has been with Four Js Development Tools since 2003 performing support and pre-sales engineering. Prior to joining Four Js, John provided enterprise support at Informix, and support and OS development at HP. John lives in the Dallas Texas area.
Abstract:
The built-in Web Component fglsvgcanvas implements a drawing canvas for Stretchable Vector Graphic content.  This presentation will explore how you can code this WebComponent to create your own widgets or custom interface.  From the simple act of drawing lines text, and shapes, onto more complex curves, gradients, animation, responding to clicks.

RESTful Web Services

Delane Freeman, Paola, Kansas, USA

Bio:
Delane Freeman has provided pre/post sales support and consulting services to Four Js Development Tools’ USA and Canadian customers for the last 12 years. Prior to this, his tenure includes employment as a project lead and software engineer, developer/analyst, project manager and support engineer at Sprint, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., and IBM Global Services. He resides in Paola, KS with his wife…recent empty nesters.
Abstract:
In recent years the Representational State Transfer (REST) architecture has emerged as the predominant design style for web based services because it is simple and lightweight. In this session we will present one straightforward approach to implementing RESTful client & server code using Genero Business Development Language APIs.

MAYA III

Your Genero Development Environment

Command Line Tools

Leo Schubert, Erfurt, Germany

Bio:
Leo has been involved with FourJs since the 1st BDL version way back in 1996. He currently forms part of the R&D team and in recent years has been involved with the Genero Desktop Client and Genero Mobile products. He lives in Erfurt Germany and if not on his Mac, can be found on a mountain bike or skis in the forests surrounding his hometown.
Abstract:
For those of you comfortable in a command line environment and have not been tempted across to Genero Studio, this presentation will ensure that you are more productive with the VIM Genero plugin and other free tools and options for the command line environment.  These include syntax highlighting , source code completion, source code formatting, and tools such as fgldeb (a graphical debugger written in 4gl) and fglped (a form editor with preview written in 4gl).

40+ Things You Might Not Know About Genero Studio in 60 minutes

Scott Barney, San Francisco, California, USA

Bio:
Scott Barney is FourJs Training and Documentation Manager, a role he has held for over 10 years.   He lives in the San Francisco Bay area with partner and daughter.
Abstract:
A whistle stop tour of Genero Studio uncovering features and functionality that you didn’t know were there.

Upgrading 101

Reuben Barclay, Auckland, New Zealand

Bio:
Reuben Barclay has been providing support to FourJs customers in the Asia Pacific area since 2008. Prior to that he was lead developer at one of the first sites in the Asia Pacific region to migrate to Genero. You can see a number of his sample programs on our GitHub page. He lives in Auckland, New Zealand with his wife and 3 teenage daughters.
Abstract:
Do you find that it is an effort to move forward on Genero versions?  Do you find yourself getting stuck behind on older Genero versions? Reuben will start by looking at reasons why you should upgrade that you can share with your customers.  He will then introduce to you some strategies and techniques that will make upgrading easier for you.

MAYA VI

Effective Use of Genero

Scaling Genero

Oscar Vera, Mexico City, Mexico

Bio:
Oscar Vera has been working for Four Js since 2000. He manages the regional services and support group of Latin America. His role also involves consulting, project managing and training to the region. He resides in Mexico City. He has a daughter and a son.
Abstract:
Oscar shares his experience of some very large scale Genero implementations that some of us only dream about.

Effective Use of Genero Application Server

Neil Martin, London, UK

Bio:
Neil Martin has been based in the London office of FourJs since 2000 and previously worked for 10 years as an application developer using Informix 4gl. As well as his technical Genero roles , he has been heavily involved recently in the Genero Cloud project. Performs Music with his wife as an Acoustic Duo.
Abstract:
The Genero Application Server contains more features than you think.  This session will show you how to configure effectively using resources, and abstract applications.  How you can use Genero Application Server as a tool to deploy your applications and custom GBC builds.  How you can monitor your applications, and how to debug and interpret GAS log files.

An Introduction to Genero Ghost Client

Laurent Galais, Dallas, Texas, USA

Bio:
Laurent Galais has been working for Four Js Development Tools since 1998. After 3 years with the European support & training team, he joined the US & Canada organization in 2002 where he manages the regional Services & Support group. He lives and works in the Dallas area with his wife and 3 kids.
Abstract:
Unit testing, Benchmark, and Load Testing.  Learn how to use Genero Ghost Client to do this testing with a particular focus on Unit testing.

MAYA VIII

Management Themes

Going Digital, More than Just Going Through the Motions

David Salazar, Mexico City, Mexico

Bio:
David J. Salazar joined Four Js in 1999 to manage the Latin America region. With over 30 years of experience in the communications and software industries he went from the purely technical to a  business oriented role in companies like Transdata, Computel, Wyse, Toshiba, … He is based in Mexico City but is frequently found in the Brazilian office, in Argentina, Colombia or any other Latin American Country conducting new business, or taking care of actual customers. His hobby is to play classic rock with his band.
Abstract:
Digital transformation, machine learning, artificial intelligence, data analytics are all taking center stage as the technology matures. There has never been a more exciting and challenging time to be a CIO. David will explain how Genero’s latest products and services including Genero Cloud, Mobile, and Security contribute to the overall solution.

Getting the Most Out of Genero

Oscar Vera, Mexico City, Mexico

Bio:
Oscar Vera has been working for Four Js since 2000. He manages the regional services and support group of Latin America. His role also involves consulting, project managing and training to the region. He resides in Mexico City. He has a daughter and a son.
Abstract:
Unlocking productivity, collaboration, and scale through an emphasis on a consumer-grade user experience. BCP and DRP, managing Genero licenses, Cloud or no Cloud, installation, ideal scalable architectures, tips and tricks on sizing, Configuration tips, Quality Assurance, best practices, High Availability, stable Genero Web and Mobile applications architecture.

Building Your Winning Team

David Salazar, Dinah Infante and Pedro Alvarez Tostado, Mexico City, Mexico

Bio:
David J. Salazar joined Four Js in 1999 to manage the Latin America region. With over 30 years of experience in the communications and software industries he went from the purely technical to a  business oriented role in companies like Transdata, Computel, Wyse, Toshiba, … He is based in Mexico City but is frequently found in the Brazilian office, in Argentina, Colombia or any other Latin American Country conducting new business, or taking care of actual customers. His hobby is to play classic rock with his band.
Abstract:
Collaboration in the Digital Age: the way we work has changed dramatically over the past decade, from user expectations to new business requirements. How to build trust and relations. Overview of today’s business environment challenges. With today’s increasingly distributed workforce and the proliferation of mobile devices and applications, finding an effective way to communicate and collaborate is paramount.

The Future Workforce – Attracting and Maintaining Talent

Javier Carmona and Carlos Sanchez, Mexico City, Mexico

Bio:
Javier Carmona, Consultant and developer on Four Js tools. Javier joined Four Js in 2010. His role has involved pre-sales, developing, training and is currently analyst and designer on different projects. He resides in Mexico City with 2 daughters.

Carlos Sanchez, Consultant and developer on Four Js tools. Carlos joined Four Js in 2015. His role has involved doing pre-sales, developing, training and currently he is project manager on a number of projects. He resides in Mexico City. He has 2 sons and a daughter.
Abstract:
The need for modern enterprises to instill a culture of learning agility, and the role IT can play in driving it.Genero Development Typical Roles and Profiles. Genero Training and Certification programs. On-Line vs Classroom.

Panel: Understanding Digital Transformation and Business Stakeholders’ Real Needs

Moderator: David Salazar

Rodrigo Carretero, CIO, Chandon (LVMC Group)
Samuel Sanchez, CEO, Upgenia (SWF)
Fernando Schell, CEO (VAR/SWF)

Mexico City, Mexico

Bio:
David J. Salazar joined Four Js in 1999 to manage the Latin America region. With over 30 years of experience in the communications and software industries he went from the purely technical to a  business oriented role in companies like Transdata, Computel, Wyse, Toshiba, … He is based in Mexico City but is frequently found in the Brazilian office, in Argentina, Colombia or any other Latin American Country conducting new business, or taking care of actual customers. His hobby is to play classic rock with his band.
Abstract:
Evolution of the CIO Role The CIO role has evolved to encompass a number of new areas. What once was largely an internally facing, operational role has become customer facing and revenue generating. CIOs have profound impacts on M&A, venture investing in the enterprise, digital transformation, and customer experience. We’ll hear from a panel of entrepreneurs who lead these efforts and other decision makers.
Please note this panel will be conducted in Spanish