http://www.4dsummitnotes.com/2003/ en-us 2003-10-16T23:35:05-08:00 http://www.4dsummitnotes.com/2003/archives/000631.html That evening, Debbie Schilling very kindly arranged for a special birthday party for Jeff Kain (her boss at Orchard Software and an all-around great guy). Many developers came by throughout the evening to wish Jeff well on his special day,... bryan 2003-10-16T23:35:05-08:00 http://www.4dsummitnotes.com/2003/archives/000632.html bryan 2003-10-16T19:48:30-08:00 http://www.4dsummitnotes.com/2003/archives/000630.html I sat through Dave Dell'Aquila's class on Integrating 4D with Enterprise Applications using Web Services. Dave always gives a great presentation, and he sets a high mark for the other presenters. Senior 4D Evangelist Dave Dell'Aquila speaks about Web Services... bryan 2003-10-16T15:18:01-08:00 http://www.4dsummitnotes.com/2003/archives/000629.html bryan 2003-10-16T13:50:00-08:00 http://www.4dsummitnotes.com/2003/archives/000628.html I also looked in on a nattily-dressed Doug Davis teaching his class on A BLOB as a Tool. Lookin' good, Doug! Way to go! A formally-attired Doug Davis lectures on the BLOB that ate his structure! Or something like that...... bryan 2003-10-16T13:45:56-08:00 http://www.4dsummitnotes.com/2003/archives/000627.html I looked in on Luke van der Westhuyzen's class on WebSTAR and took a picture. Luke van der Westhuyzen talks about WebSTAR's security model. [Ed.: Luke gets my vote as the man with the neatest beard at the Summit.]... bryan 2003-10-16T13:30:42-08:00 http://www.4dsummitnotes.com/2003/archives/000623.html Along with many other developers (it was a very popular presentation), I attended David Adams' class on FastCGI. I had only heard of FastCGI previously, so I went in order to learn more. It was very informative! Evidently, FastCGI is... bryan 2003-10-16T13:00:00-08:00 http://www.4dsummitnotes.com/2003/archives/000621.html I must say that the dining arrangement at the El Dorado hotel is simply splendid. The dining room used for the Summit has large windows to the street which are filled with ironwork, but no glass. There are canvas covers... bryan 2003-10-16T12:01:14-08:00 http://www.4dsummitnotes.com/2003/archives/000620.html I took a picture of the hallway of vendor exhibits. It was much nicer than you might think, since in-between classes you could just walk right through and have a quick look at what was offered. The hall of vendor... bryan 2003-10-16T09:57:25-08:00 http://www.4dsummitnotes.com/2003/archives/000619.html I visited the vendor class given by RJ Sharp of InquireTec. He was demonstrating Inquire4D, a unique SUI (Speech User Interface) add-on for 4D. RJ has been working with speech technologies for several years now and Inquire4D is looking good.... bryan 2003-10-16T09:55:35-08:00 http://www.4dsummitnotes.com/2003/archives/000622.html bryan 2003-10-16T09:54:59-08:00 http://www.4dsummitnotes.com/2003/archives/000618.html I dropped by the Braided Matrix booth to look in on Lincoln Stoller, and discovered that he had Brendan Coveney and Dave Dell'Aquila visiting. Dave Dell'Aquila (left), Brendan Coveney, and Lincoln Stoller pose in front of the Braided Matrix booth.... bryan 2003-10-16T09:54:35-08:00 http://www.4dsummitnotes.com/2003/archives/000617.html I looked in on XML: A Beginner's Guide. Add Komoncharoensiri was teaching it in place of the very busy Frank Chang. From the packed-out looks of the class, it was quite popular. [Ed.: Add is one of my favorite 4D... bryan 2003-10-16T09:53:51-08:00 http://www.4dsummitnotes.com/2003/archives/000616.html bryan 2003-10-16T09:52:57-08:00 http://www.4dsummitnotes.com/2003/archives/000615.html bryan 2003-10-16T09:51:00-08:00