The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.
Arthur C. Clarke
SAP Developer Hero – 2014 SAP TechEd
This was nice to see – at the 2014 SAP TechEd event I was welcomed with this poster of myself 🙂 I was not aware of the nomination, but was really pleased to be recognized as a part of a prestigious and talented group of folks who are dedicated to helping the SAP community.
Building a Startup in the SAP HANA Space
Building Consumer-Grade Applications in the Enterprise
The Guide to Minimum Viable Products
Git HANA – A free, open-source Github client for SAP HANA
Over the last few months, working on the metric² open source project, I have been frequently updating the GitHub repo. As a heavy XS Web IDE user, this entailed exporting or copying the contents of the files from the package into my local GitHub repository for the project and subsequently committing the files from there. Since there is a small disconnect between the source (my HANA packages) and the destination (GitHub) I like to often see what changes which are due to be committed, the differences between the files, or just compare the files between the 2 systems.
Being over dedicated to building solutions to some of my workflow challenges (see here, here and here), I created yet another small HANA native app called Git <> HANA. The application allows you to compare files between your local HANA package and your (or any other) GitHub repo, and it also lets you commit files directly from the UI to GitHub, and vice-versa. If a file does not exists, it will create it for you (on either side). There are a couple other cool features which you can read about below, or watch the little video I created.
DIY: Small retaining wall
Myself and Kate decided to build a small retaining wall to install some trees to form a natural border in our back yard.
Best Fathers Day Ever!
I recently won a GoPro at SAP TechEd (don’t remember which vendor?) but this was some of the video I shot with it and threw it together for a short, fun clip of our family day together in 2014.
Camera: GoPro Hero ?
Edited: Sony Vegas
Golf: P3 Pro Swing
My first golf sim I had setup in the garage.
Hacking SAP HANA Websockets
Disclaimer: This is not a production or documented feature – its also more of a hijack than a hack 🙂
I have been hoping for the inclusion of Websocket support on the HANA DB platform for a while now, and I was a little disappointed it was not packaged in the SPS08 release. My goal when building apps (or products) is to make use of the core platform its running on as much as possible, I firmly believe that when convincing an IT department, or company, to implement a product or app, the first question is: “How much infrastructure does this need?”. This can often be a deal breaker and why I am such a big proponent of the HANA’s DB + XS App Server integration – it consolidates the requirements into a single investment. Having a Websocket technology built directly in XS can be an additional selling point which developers are starting to expect these days.
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