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Building Low-Code Applications with Mendix

By : Bryan Kenneweg, Imran Kasam, Micah McMullen
Book Image

Building Low-Code Applications with Mendix

By: Bryan Kenneweg, Imran Kasam, Micah McMullen

Overview of this book

Low-code is a visual approach to application development. It enables developers of varying experience levels to create web and mobile apps using drag-and-drop components and model-driven logic through a graphic user interface. Mendix is among the fastest-growing platforms that enable low-code enthusiasts to put their software ideas into practice without having to write much code, and Building Low-Code Applications with Mendix will help you get up and running with the process using examples and practice projects. The book starts with an introduction to Mendix, along with the reasons for using this platform and its tools for creating your first app. As you progress, you’ll explore Mendix Studio Pro, the visual environment that will help you learn Mendix app creation. Once you have your working app ready, you’ll understand how to enhance it with custom business logic and rules. Next, you’ll find out how to defend your app against bad data, troubleshoot and debug it, and finally, connect it with real-world business platforms. You’ll build practical skills as the book is filled with examples, real-world scenarios, and explanations of the tools needed to help you build low-code apps successfully. By the end of this book, you’ll have understood the concept of low-code development, learned how to use Mendix effectively, and developed a working app.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
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Section 1: The Basics
6
Section 2: Building Your First App
11
Section 3: Leveling Up Your App

Being defensive with your programming

"Don't be so defensive!" or "Why do you get so defensive?" You may have been asked or told this over the years by a close friend or acquaintance for one reason or another. And, in most cases, this is sound advice. "Relax, don't take things so seriously." But is this the case with application and software development? Absolutely not! You need to be defensive, you need to expect the worst, and you definitely need to make it known!

The concept of "defensive programming" or being "defensive" is not new in the low-code space and certainly not a new concept in software development as a whole. This concept goes back as long as software development has been around. Since the time that the first lines of code were ever written, there have been bugs, there has been "bad data," and developers have had to find ways to handle them when they reared their ugly heads. But even better than...