High Quality 4D Development

Overview

This two-day course covers a wide range of 4D development topics, including optimization, debugging, programming for 4D Server, and developing effective user interfaces. The course includes a 300 page manual and an example CD. The class encourages and emphasizes in-class discussion, which many attendees report is unusually valuable. The course contents change over time. As I learn new techniques and adapt them to 4D, I add them to this course. All courses are taught in English.

Topics

This is a summary table of contents. You can download a detailed table of contents in PDF format (160K).

Introduction

About This Training

 

Writing Bug Free Code

Writing Code with Fewer Bugs

Handling Errors

 

Writing Reusable Code

Managing Complexity

Modularity and Information Hiding

Choosing a Level of Directness

Writing Generic Code

 

Network Oriented Computing

Triggers

Server Programming

Stored Procedures

Distributed Processing

Execute On Client

 

Optimization That Works

Optimization Overview

Optimizing Queries

Summary Data

Saved Sets

Caching

 

Creating Successful User Interfaces

Interface Charters

Visual Design Principles

Interface Control Commands

Tab Controls

Hierarchical Lists

Drag and Drop

 

Guerilla Design Techniques

Design Is Good

Guerilla Design

Sketching A System

Designing Screens On Paper

Prototyping and User Testing

User Interface Reviews

Related Pages

If you are interested in other trainings, visit the 4D Internet Integration training description page.
If you would like to see writings adapted from past articles, chapters, and conference presentations, visit the Downloadable Papers page.

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