Consultingwerk - Software Architecture and Development

31/08/2026

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2026

🛠️ WORKSHOP REMINDER – LIMITED SEATS!

Want to go beyond listening and start doing?

The PUG Challenge 2026 workshops are all about hands-on learning: practical exercises, real-world scenarios, modern tools and technologies – and the opportunity to work directly with experts from the OpenEdge community.

⏱️ Our workshops are 3-hour deep dives, giving you the time to explore selected topics in much greater depth than during a regular conference session.

⚠️ And remember: workshop seats are limited! If there’s a workshop you don’t want to miss, make sure to reserve your place early.

Join us at PUG Challenge 2026:

🇺🇸 Providence – October 4–7, 2026
Renaissance Providence Downtown Hotel

🇳🇱 Amsterdam – November 4–6, 2026
Van der Valk Hotel Schiphol

💡 Learn together. PROGRESS together.

Explore the workshops and secure your seat:
https://pugchallenge.org/

25/08/2026

AI-assisted Modernization with the SmartComponent Library

We’re looking forward to this upcoming webinar with Progress User Group Deutschland e.V.

Mike Fechner will demonstrate how the SmartComponent Library, AI-assisted development tools and the OpenEdge MCP Connector can work together to accelerate the modernization of existing OpenEdge applications.

Please note: The webinar will be held in German.

📅 September 10th, 2026 | 11:00 CET

Interested? Find all details and registration information in the post below.

🚀 KI-gestützte Modernisierung mit der SmartComponent Library

Wie lassen sich bestehende OpenEdge-Anwendungen effizient modernisieren – und wie können KI-gestützte Werkzeuge dabei helfen, schneller zu konsistenten und skalierbaren Ergebnissen zu kommen?

Die PUG Deutschland lädt herzlich zum Webinar mit Consultingwerk - Software Architecture and Development ein.

🎤 Mike Fechner, Lead Modernization Architect bei Consultingwerk, zeigt anhand realer Modernisierungsprojekte, wie OpenEdge-GUI- und TTY-Anwendungen mit einem strukturierten Ansatz in moderne Webanwendungen transformiert werden können.

Im Mittelpunkt steht die SmartComponent Library, das Modernisierungsframework von Consultingwerk. Ergänzt wird sie durch KI-gestützte Entwicklerwerkzeuge wie Devin, GitHub Copilot und Claude Code sowie den OpenEdge MCP Connector.

💡 Im Webinar erfahren Sie unter anderem,

wie KI bei der Analyse bestehender Legacy-Anwendungen unterstützt,
wie MCP-Server Wissen über Anwendungen und Datenbanken für KI-Agenten bereitstellen,
wie bestehende Anwendungsmuster auf moderne SmartComponent-Strukturen übertragen werden können,
und wie sich Entwicklungs- und Bereitstellungszyklen verkürzen sowie Modernisierungsaufwände reduzieren lassen.

📅 10. September 2026
🕚 11:00 Uhr
🎤 Referent: Mike Fechner, Consultingwerk

Erleben Sie, wie SmartComponents, KI und OpenEdge in der Praxis zusammenspielen.

👉 Jetzt anmelden:
https://www.consultingwerk.com/news/events/webinar/webinar--ki-gest%C3%BCtzte-modernisierung-mit-der-smartcomponent-library

Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Teilnahme!

PROGRESS User Group Deutschland e. V.
www.pug.de

21/07/2026

🏆⚽

What a tournament. What a prediction game.

After weeks of spectacular goals, dramatic last-minute winners, surprise results and countless discussions about referees, VAR decisions and tactics, the Consultingwerk World Cup 2026 Prediction Game has come to an end.

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who joined us! More than one hundred football fans from our international community predicted, celebrated, suffered and enjoyed the tournament together. Once again, our Prediction Game proved that football is about much more than the final score – it's about sharing the excitement with colleagues, customers, partners and friends around the world.

🏆 Congratulations to our winners!

🥇 1st Place: radunicoara – 254 points
🎁 Prize: Ever Advanced Luxury Foldable Moonchair for Camping

🥈 2nd Place: RobinP – 253 points
🎁 Prize: Les Jardins de la Comtesse 4-Person Picnic Backpack

🥉 3rd Place: marosch – 251 points
🎁 Prize: REMEMBER Insulated Cooler Bag

A special mention goes to Caroline, who also finished with 253 points. As the organizer of the Prediction Game, however, she competed outside the prize ranking and therefore did not accept a prize. This means marosch officially moves up to third place.

👥 Best Team: CCStheBest – 237.5 points
🎁 Prize: A contribution towards the team's next dinner.

🍬 Weekly Prize #5

Congratulations to Leevi2626, who wins our surprise package featuring Aseli Meerestieremix and Ahoj-Brause Sticks!

Over the past few weeks we gave away everything from retro sports socks and colourful sweets to practical summer prizes. We hope they added a little extra fun to an already unforgettable World Cup.

Now it's time for our three Consultingwerk ducks to hang up their football boots, put the ball back on the shelf and return to everyday business.

Thank you for playing, thank you for being part of this fantastic community, and we hope to see you again at the next Consultingwerk Prediction Game! 🦆⚽

09/07/2026

Looking forward to Support PUG Challenge Conference with our excellent Speakers of Consultingwerk!

2026

🚀 AI, modernization, database administration, and performance optimization—these are the topics shaping today's OpenEdge community, and they're all part of this year's conference agenda.

Join industry experts as they share practical insights, real-world experiences, and proven techniques you can apply in your own OpenEdge projects.

Session highlights include:

🤖 Mike Fechner (Consultingwerk - Software Architecture and Development)
"Say Bye-Bye to the IDE. Here Comes Claude Code."
Discover why AI-assisted development with Claude Code is transforming the way OpenEdge applications are built.

🧠 Drew Wanczowski & Tushar Dhaka (Progress)
"OpenEdge in an Intelligence-First World"
Learn how OpenEdge is evolving to support AI, analytics, and modern data architectures.

⚙️ Roy Ellis (Progress Software)
"How the MDBA Team Is Using AI"
See how the Managed DBA team is already using AI in production to work smarter with OpenEdge databases.

🚀 Brynjar Hasle (Chemistry AS)
"The Need for Speed!"
Explore when SQL-92 outperforms ABL and how to unlock additional performance for your applications.

🔒 Rob Fitzpatrick (White Star Software)
"Finding the Root Cause of Lock Table Overflows"
Go beyond increasing -L and learn how to identify and eliminate the real causes of lock table overflows.

Whether you're a developer, architect, or DBA, you'll leave with fresh ideas, practical techniques, and valuable takeaways.

👉 Read more about these sessions in our latest newsletter:
https://us8.campaign-archive.com/?u=2181a1160a8eac7e2c2f9025f&id=724ffb2da4

🌐 Conference website and full agenda:
http://pugchallenge.org

04/07/2026

Happy 4th of July to our employees, customers, and partners in the USA. Have a great celebration over the weekend!

09/06/2026

🏆⚽ The countdown is on!

The Consultingwerk World Cup 2026 Prediction Challenge is officially open for registration!

Whether you're a football expert, a casual fan, or simply trust your instincts – everyone has a chance to win. Join colleagues, customers, partners, friends and family members from around the world and compete for prizes, weekly surprises, and of course, bragging rights. 🦆🏆

👉 Register now:
https://www.consultingwerk.com/news/events?ItemId=ee7b8f11-f594-6f75-913c-ff000035ca87

⚠️ Important reminders:
✅ Register before the tournament gets underway
✅ Submit your match predictions before kick-off
✅ Bonus questions must be answered before the opening match
✅ Late predictions cannot be changed once a match has started

Predict. Compete. Win.

02/06/2026

🇩🇪✈️ Today, the **German national football team** begins its journey across the Atlantic to the USA.

In just **10 days**, the **World Cup 2026 in the USA, Canada and Mexico** kicks off. ⚽🏆

On **June 11**, the world's biggest football celebration begins with the opening match between **Mexico 🇲🇽 and South Africa 🇿🇦** at the legendary Estadio Azteca.

And that means one thing:

🎯 **The Consultingwerk World Cup 2026 Prediction Challenge is about to begin!**

Get ready for our biggest prediction competition yet:

✅ Longer
✅ Bigger
✅ More interactive
✅ More exciting
✅ More fun

But most importantly, it's about what makes our Prediction Challenge special:

🤝 Enjoying the tournament together with international colleagues, friends, partners, and family
⚽ Discussing surprises, last-minute goals, and unexpected results
😄 Sharing the excitement, celebrations, and occasional heartbreak
🏆 Competing for glory, honor, and exciting prizes starting in Week 1

Whether you're a football expert, a statistics nerd, or simply trust your instincts — it's not just about the points, it's about the fun and the community.

👉 Join now:
https://www.kicktipp.com/consultingwerk-worldcup2026/

Let's experience the World Cup 2026 together — match by match, goal by goal, prediction by prediction.

**Predict. Compete. Win.** 🦆⚽🏆



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🇩🇪✈️ Heute macht sich die **deutsche Fußball-Nationalmannschaft** auf den Weg über den Atlantik in Richtung USA.

In nur **10 Tagen** beginnt der **World Cup 2026 in den USA, Kanada und Mexiko**. ⚽🏆

Am **11. Juni** startet das größte Fußballfest der Welt mit dem Eröffnungsspiel **Mexiko 🇲🇽 gegen Südafrika 🇿🇦** im legendären Estadio Azteca.

Und das bedeutet:

🎯 **Die Consultingwerk World Cup 2026 Prediction Challenge startet!**

Freut euch auf unsere bislang größte Tipprunde:

✅ Länger
✅ Größer
✅ Kommunikativer
✅ Spannender
✅ Lustiger

Aber vor allem geht es um das, was unsere Prediction Challenge besonders macht:

🤝 Gemeinsam mit internationalen Kolleginnen und Kollegen, Freunden, Partnern und Familie mitfiebern
⚽ Über Überraschungen, Last-Minute-Tore und unerwartete Ergebnisse diskutieren
😄 Gemeinsam jubeln, lachen und gelegentlich auch leiden
🏆 Um Ruhm, Ehre und bereits ab Woche 1 um tolle Preise kämpfen

Egal ob Fußball-Experte, Statistik-Nerd oder Bauchgefühl-Tipper – bei uns zählt nicht nur die Punktzahl, sondern vor allem der Spaß und die Community.

👉 Jetzt anmelden:
https://www.kicktipp.de/consultingwerk-world-cup-2026/

Lasst uns den World Cup 2026 gemeinsam erleben – Spiel für Spiel, Tor für Tor und Tipp für Tipp.

**Predict. Compete. Win.** 🦆⚽🏆

01/06/2026

Vibe coding has arrived in the Progress OpenEdge world.

In my latest YouTube video I show how I combine three tools to build real ABL code without writing it myself:

→ Wispr Flow — to dictate requirements into a ticket the way I actually think (messy, evolving, mid-sentence pivots from "days between two dates" to "Easter per Gregorian calendar rules") → Cloud Cowork — to turn that rambling dictation into a structured ticket → Claude Code — to implement it, and in the second half of the demo, to redesign an existing Progress AppBuilder program while keeping the AppBuilder markup intact

Since the beginning of 2026, roughly 99% of the code I've shipped has been written by AI. And even though I consider myself a fairly strong ABL developer, the quality of what goes into production has noticeably gone up — not down.

If you want to talk about using Claude Code or other AI agents in your OpenEdge stack, drop a comment on the video or message me directly.

🎥 https://lnkd.in/dJmh2PBS

21/05/2026

📢 Zum Nachlesen und Downloaden!

Alle technischen Vorträge und Präsentationen der Progress User Group Jahreshauptversammlung 2026 in Köln sind ab jetzt online verfügbar.

Wer nicht an der Veranstaltung teilnehmen konnte oder die Inhalte noch einmal in Ruhe nachbetrachten möchte, kann dies ab sofort tun.

Folgende Präsentationen stehen jetzt unter 👉 www.pug.de zum Download bereit:

🔹 Stefan Freystätter, IAP GmbH — Microsoft Graph API
🔹 Mike Fechner, Consultingwerk — Überblick AI Entwicklertools für OpenEdge
🔹 Tudor Catana, Wayfare — VS Code Extensions von Wayfare
🔹 Gilles Querret, Riverside Software — VS Code Extensions for ABL Roadmap
🔹 Gustas Mickus, Baltic Amadeus — B-Trees: Exploring Algorithmic Magic
🔹 Paul Koufalis, White Star Software — A Day in the Life of a DBA

Vielen Dank an alle Speaker, Teilnehmer und Unterstützer der PUG DE Community für eine großartige Veranstaltung in Köln! 💙💚