Mendix updates its platform for 'smart app' creation - SD Times

The convergence of location awareness and data analysis has led to the creation of applications that are contextually aware. An example of that is the navigation application Waze. Drivers using Waze can share information with other "Wazers" such as a crash ahead, or heavy traffic, or a police car on the scene. Now, add to that the ability for the application to learn and make recommendations, and to push that information to the user instead of sitting idly until the user requests, and you've got the latest class of application: the smart app. The problem with smart apps, according to Derek Roos, CEO and cofounder of low-code solution provider Mendix, is that it makes sense from the user experience perspective, but it is very hard to do.