Posts by Johan den Haan

As Mendix’s chief technology officer, Johan leads the company’s overall technical strategy and research & product development teams. Johan speaks regularly at technology events and is a renowned blogger on a range of topics, including PaaS, Model-Driven Development, Scrum, cloud computing and software engineering. He earned a Master of Science in Computer Science with a specialization in Information Architecture from the Delft University of Technology. Keep in touch at @JohanDenHaan.

Our CTO's Must-see Mendix World Sessions

For me, the exciting thing about Mendix World is seeing so many innovative and creative minds gathered together to talk about the impact and potential of low-code. It‘s a technology capable of incredible change – as so many of our customers have proven time and time again.
Mendix 9: The Joy of Technology

Mendix CTO Johan den Haan announces Mendix 9, a new era of enterprise low-code development. Data integration, mobile, business processes, it’s all there. All in one low-code platform.
The Low-Code Approach to Data Integration: Data Hub

Low-code meets data integration with our all new Data Hub. Empower anyone to discover, understand, and use the right data at the right time in your applications.
Low-Code Principle #9, Community: The Power of Connection

Read how app development platforms that endure never stop evolving, and how only a committed, energized, active community of users can sustain that growth.
Low-Code Principle #8, Governance & Control: Good Guardrails Make Good Applications

With technology continuously evolving at a breakneck pace, the need to keep a grip on the architecture, tools, and human component is greater than ever.
Low-Code Principle #7, Experimentation & Innovation: Fearlessly Pursue The Future

Innovators need to experiment, explore, and create without fear or compromise. Development tools need to be nimble, smart and affordable to support them.
Low-Code Principle #6, Multi-User Development: It takes a village to make an application

Multi-user development is critical for a low-code platform, enabling diversely skilled teams to collaborate without compromising performance or capability.
Low-Code Principle #5: Openness, Or, No App Is An Island

So you want to build the next great app for your global enterprise or to launch your start-up? Openness is a key app development platform feature you’ll need.
Low-Code Principle #4: The Cloud, Key to Smart Apps and Easy Deployment

Soon, we won’t even be able to imagine life without the cloud. Read about Principle #4 of Low-Code, The Cloud, to see why cloud is so important to low-code.
Low-Code Principle #3: Agile Methodology & Low-Code, BFFs

Ross and Rachel. Soup and sandwich. Low-code and Agile. Another one of history’s great parings. Read our blog about the #3 Principle of Low-Code: Agility.
Low-Code Principle #2: Collaboration, Where Innovation Happens

The second principle of low-code application development, collaboration, is inseparable from the first principle, but warrants its own discussion. Read how.
Low-Code Principle #1: Model-Driven Development, The Most Important Concept in Low-Code

In a previous post, we introduced the nine principles fundamental to low-code application development. Read more about the first: Model-Driven Development.
Introducing the Low-Code Manifesto

Greetings from the front lines of software development! Meet the Mendix Low-Code Manifesto and read our 9 essential principles of low-code app development.
See How Low-Code Development Is Leading Us to the Future

Mendix World 2019 was a hit. Read Mendix CTO Johan den Haan’s thoughts on the event, the growth of low-code development, and what this means for the future of business.
The Benefits of Low-Code Application Development

Learn the key capabilities of Low-Code Platforms and why the need for them is greater than ever. This blog compares low-code development to traditional app development and details the benefits of low-code.
Mendix and Siemens to Re-define the Future of Application Development

2 years ago, in June 2016, we shared a vision with the world that highly influenced the direction of the application development market. Today, we take another big step to follow-up on this vision.
How to Build an IT ‘A’ Team During a Skills Crisis

Lennox Brown, CIO at Analogic, faced the challenge of hiring a development team during a skills crisis. Learn how he overcame this challenge by creating a new kind of IT team.
Dispelling 5 Myths of Low-Code App Development

Beyond the need for speed, there are various other benefits of low-code development, but many are still skeptical. In this article, we will dispel the five myths of low-code app development.
Introducing AI-Assisted Development to Elevate Low-Code Platforms

Introducing Mendix Assist, the first AI-assisted development approach built into a low-code application development platform. Learn the three main ways enterprises will benefit from Mendix Assist.
The Case for Strong Leadership in Agile Teams

Our CTO, Johan den Haan, discusses what the term “leadership” means in the context of agile teams and how to build strong, high-performing teams.
Mendix 7 Atlas Release Brings Design Thinking to Low-Code Development

Presenting the Mendix Atlas Release. Read more to learn about the three new elements that seamlessly integrate to empower developers and the business to embrace a user-centric approach to UI design.
Mendix and Microsoft Azure: A Complete Cloud Stack to Power Digital Transformation

Today, we announced support for Microsoft Azure and the availability of the Mendix platform in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace.

Before I get into the details of what we released and how to get started, I want to provide some context.
New Releases: Application Quality Monitor, Offline mobile improvements, Data Mapping improvements and much more

See what new features are available in the latest Mendix release. Highlights include Mendix Application Quality Monitor, offline mobile improvements & more.
Performance Optimizations, List Operations, Glyphicons, Java 8 and More

Mendix CTO Johan den Haan shares highlights from the latest Mendix release.
One-Click Deployment of Mendix Apps to Cloud Foundry-Based Cloud Stacks

The new Mendix release includes new features that tighten our integration with the Cloud Foundry ecosystem.
Code Share for Rapid Developers, Decimals, and Integration Improvements

The new Mendix release includes Model Share, which allows rapid developers to share fully functional application models on the web with one click.
Mendix October Release: Frictionless Delivery of Enterprise Mobile Apps

The Mendix October Release provides a frictionless experience for rapid development, testing and publishing of hybrid mobile apps. Learn more.
Mendix August Release: Mendix Open Sources App Components and Adds GitHub Integration to Community App Store

The Mendix August Release includes GitHub Integration to Community App Store , advanced memory analysis, extended web service support & more.
The Mendix July Release: RESTful APIs across the Mendix App Platform, advanced security settings, and more

See what’s new in the Mendix July Release, including several new APIs plus other usability and integration improvements from the past few months.
The Mendix May Release: Hot Deployment Gets Hotter, Usability and Enhanced Excel Export/Import for User Stories

See what’s new in the Mendix May release. Enhancements include even hotter deployment, Run Configuration Editor usability, and Excel export/import for user stories.
The Mendix March Release: AppCloud and Community Edition, New User Navigation and Much More Coming Tomorrow

The Mendix March Release includes the AppCloud, a service layer that brings together end-users, developers, data, apps, and content in a single cloud environment; a free Community Edition for building and deploying apps for up to 10 users; and more.
The Mendix January Release: Starting 2014 with a Bang

We hit the ground running this year! I’m happy to present the first Mendix release of 2014: the January release. It includes numerous improvements in all aspects of our platform, mainly based on feedback from our community.