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Servoy Product Update Webinar - 2023.12 release

Servoy2024-01-25
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💫 Short Summary

The video provides an in-depth look at the 202312 release of Servoy Cloud, emphasizing new features like stateless login forms, permissions management, and AI code assistance. It showcases the importance of security enhancements, authentication processes, and user management within the platform. The discussion includes future plans for integrating AI, enhancing developer experiences, and improving application testing capabilities. Servoy Cloud aims to streamline identity access management, optimize server resources, and provide efficient solutions for application development and deployment. Overall, the video highlights the platform's commitment to continuous improvement and customer satisfaction.

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📊 Transcript
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Webinar on 202312 Release Features and Capabilities.
01:17
New security enhancements such as the stateless login form and integration with Servoy Cloud are highlighted.
Identity access management platform capability in Servoy Cloud is explained, including developer integration.
Demos, feature explanations, and roadmap discussions for the upcoming year are included in the agenda.
Audience participation is encouraged through Q&A sessions using Zoom's feature, with the presenter emphasizing the importance and functionality of the new features.
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Updates on security, authentication, and application permissions.
03:35
Renaming 'users and groups' to 'users and permissions' for clarity.
Replacing 'must authenticate' property with 'authenticator' for requiring authentication.
Default login form now supports stateless login and repository-based user authentication.
Developers can define and enforce application permissions at the user interface and data layer.
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Importance of stateless login forms in reducing resource consumption on application servers.
07:32
Stateless login forms do not initiate client sessions, making them lightweight and efficient for authentication.
Users on the login screen do not consume server resources unnecessarily with stateless login forms.
Default or custom login forms can be chosen, with default being a stateless solution.
Stateless login forms offer a more efficient authentication process and help in optimizing server resources.
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Permissions and user management system in the Sero Cloud control center are discussed.
10:00
Applications have permissions similar to in the IDE, with the option to define and sync them.
Permissions are associated with an application and organized into roles for detailed user management.
Roles can be used across various applications within the organization.
The segment also covers adding permissions to power users and identifying users with specific roles, showcasing the user interface for managing permissions and roles in the platform.
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Authenticating through Servoy Cloud for user permissions and security info.
15:05
The application integrates with the security API to verify user permissions, such as creating orders.
Permissions are defined in the backend and can restrict access in the UI based on user permissions.
This system ensures users only have access to authorized functionalities, enhancing security and control within the application.
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Setting application permissions using a stateless login form with a 'remember me' checkbox.
18:09
Integration with Surory cloud identity access management allows defining permissions for different users and tables.
Accessing and setting permissions in the IDE solution Explorer for a more restrictive approach.
Detailed explanation of role definitions for power users and the process of defining application permissions.
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Benefits of separating user and access control from source code in Surway Cloud.
21:55
Third-party authentication simplifies identity and permissions management.
Centralized identity and access management streamline developer workflow and deployment.
Support for old methods like stateful login forms and authenticator modules.
Surway Cloud offers a convenient and efficient solution for identity and access management in applications.
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Customizing stateless login form in Servoy.
23:00
Creating a media login page and modifying design with CSS.
Solution is lightweight and stateless, enabling customization of fields, buttons, logos, and background images.
Emphasis on following documentation guidelines for certain elements.
Future plans include adding a forgot password flow inspired by other IAM platforms, with a goal of providing pre-configured flows without coding.
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Highlights of Servoy Developer Experience
25:46
The Servoy developer experience emphasizes configuration over coding, with a focus on user flows and convenience.
Servoy offers a user management system and is open to integrating with other authentication sources like LDAP or social identity platforms.
Servoy Cloud includes features such as multi-factor authentication and password security measures.
The platform centralizes user management and provides best practices for identity access management, while also welcoming customer feedback for future enhancements.
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Use of AI in code assistance within Servoy.
29:52
Team's dedicated work on experimenting with large language models and integrating AI into their product.
AI code assistant can debug methods and provide support for coding tasks like looping over a found set and calculating total values.
Speaker emphasizes potential benefits of utilizing AI in coding practices despite technical difficulties.
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Enhancements in technology and understanding to improve Servoy Cloud, with a focus on Cloud Sync.
33:17
Complexity of managing workloads, automation, and deployment within Servoy Cloud is highlighted, with a showcase of production and development environments.
Performance monitoring and identification of potential issues are discussed for users to address.
Utilization of Servoy AI for analyzing queries and database information to optimize efficiency and problem-solving within the cloud platform.
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AI detects potential code issue with loop that would never terminate, showcasing understanding of JavaScript.
35:25
Integrating AI features into code editors for assistance, like providing code snippets or explanations, is discussed.
Limitations exist in sending too many tokens or words to the language model, needing additional information extraction.
AI demonstrates proficiency in understanding relational databases and SQL, offering optimization suggestions and highlighting unnecessary elements in queries.
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Utilizing technology to provide solutions for performance problems and errors in Servoy Cloud.
38:43
The demonstration includes a new documentation site with Vector embeddings to match queries with documentation and provide well-worded responses.
The R&D team has fine-tuned language models using spec files and Java code to improve understanding of Servoy technology.
Prompt engineering is used to tweak input for better model responses, as demonstrated in the database analyzer example.
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The potential of AI in improving product development and application development.
42:50
AI can be used to understand and enhance solutions, with a focus on enabling AI in Servoy applications.
Customer feedback and proof of concepts are crucial in leveraging AI to enhance user experiences and optimize applications.
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New features in Servoy Cloud include an enhanced log activity viewer for monitoring databases and end-to-end testing capabilities.
44:30
The viewer provides detailed log messages and identifies issues within the source code, allowing for easier troubleshooting of errors.
This improvement aims to help users understand and fix problems directly within their code.
The update is part of Servoy Cloud's quarterly release schedule, indicating a commitment to continuous enhancement of the platform.
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Handling stack traces and log messages for efficient debugging.
47:35
Stack traces may not always be useful and can be intimidating, so truncating responses to hide them can be helpful.
Log messages should be categorized into code-related errors and application runtime issues for easier identification and resolution.
Monitoring database statistics, like cache hit rates and read stats, can help identify potential issues and guide users on addressing them.
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Overview of Cypress Studio as a test automation tool.
50:21
Cypress Studio features a test recorder for locally running tests, allowing users to record commands and assertions.
Users can generate test commands and quickly play back the generated JavaScript for testing.
The segment emphasizes the integration of Cypress tests with Servoy Cloud for automated testing.
Benefits of incorporating test files into revision control for automated test execution are discussed.
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Servoy to discontinue support for smart client and web client in 2023.
55:07
Long-term support will be provided for two years on the Q1 release branch for maintenance updates.
Updates to the integrated project case management system for Agile development are planned.
Servoy Cloud will be enhanced with self-service, monitoring, and analytics capabilities.
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Focus on developer community in 2024 with increased documentation, knowledge sharing, templates, and webinars.
56:02
Investment in Servoy Cloud and Server AI planned for the future.
Speaker personally uses Chat GPT Plus for work efficiency and is exploring custom GPTs for training.
Growing use of AI tools like Chat Support and custom GPTs within the developer community.
Concerns about privacy and proprietary data when sending source code for analysis, emphasizing the need for consent and caution.
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Highlights of the Svy Security Module:
59:55
The Svy security module is ideal for multi-tenant scenarios and provides cloud-based security for users who may not require it at first.
It streamlines authentication processes for developers and is useful for managing organizations with different roles and permissions.
The module is particularly beneficial for software vendors aiming to incorporate security management into their products.
While future updates may improve its capabilities, currently, it is best suited for managing users, roles, and authentication within a single organization.
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Servoy Cloud features can be utilized on other platforms by defining security schema, roles, and permissions and syncing permissions from source code.
01:03:07
The smart client and web clients will be deprecated, but ng1, based on deprecated AngularJS, is still supported.
Ng1 is considered unsupported software due to AngularJS deprecation and is in hibernation mode.
Servoy plans to keep ng1 sources available for a while as some users are still migrating.
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Discussion on bug fixes in different components, highlighting discrepancies between Titanium and ng1.
01:05:15
Mention of using GitHub co-pilot for developing the survoy platform, indicating AI integration in platform development.
Appreciation for Johan's use of AI in webinars.
Acknowledgement of poll results and plans to improve time management for future webinars.
Positive feedback on current content and anticipation for the next product release webinar in the next quarter.