In 2021 I wrote about what is needed license-wise to make CAP a success. Short version: not much. What is needed are developers that use CAP. A license only must enable developers to use CAP. Developers must be able to discover CAP, learn it, use it in some projects and Read more…
I attended the DSAG AK Dev Zukunftstag in January 2025 in Hockenheim. In the morning the focus was on CAP vs. RAP. The positioning made it look like there is a competition between CAP and RAP. That there is a winner and looser. That you must choose one over the Read more…
This is my wrap-up and summary of UI5con 2024. UI5con was part of happened CodeConnect 2024 and with reCAP 2024 being part of it too and happening just the day before, I’ll include my notes on that event too. General Setup The CodeConnect events were hybrid events. Everyone not able Read more…
On the horizon changes are manifesting. And these will turn UI5 development into a rather obsolete skill. For many developers, freestyle UI5 development is the preferred approach to create a new UI5 app. It is a popular choice among UI5 developers for several reasons. First, freestyle UI5 development is the Read more…
After I published my post CAP. The new Web Dynpro Java there was some discussion about it. Sadly, I have to say: most people did not get the message of my post. Even sadder: I was not surprised. Some people, and this is very highly pronounced by IT people, tend Read more…
Before the ReCap 2023 event I already had the title of this blog post ready. I was waiting for the event to decide if I will put a ! or ? at the end of the title. Depending on this decision I’d have decided how to write the content and Read more…
Event information Location: ReCAP 2021, online Date: 19.10.2019 Site: Event website Title: CAP outside SAP Presentation: PDF Additional information CAP is open in terms of its architecture. It can run on any platform that meets the runtime requirements like Node.js. For the database, an open source driver cds-pg is available. Read more…
In case you are following SAP and CAP related topics, you noticed that the CAP enthusiasts are still trying to convince SAP to make CAP available under an open source license. SAP, at the same time, is declining the request. While I’d welcome having CAP as open source very much, Read more…
I use the AKS to run an SAP CAP app called Fruit Checker (an app I wrote for bridgingIT GmbH, presented together with Microsoft at events and, when presented to customers, always starts an incredible discussion about the possibilities when combining SAP and Azure). I usually present the app, architecture Read more…
Event information Location: SITMUC 2019, Munich, IBM Client Innovation Center Germany GmbH Date: 25.06.2021 Site: Event website Title: Multicloud or a look back from an architect Presentation: PDF Additional information Fruit Checker App is not a productive app. It is a showcase with the intention to make people think about Read more…