Mendix Community South Africa

Full Title
AI as a Collaborator, Not a Feature: How Mendix’s Maia Brings AI Into Your Development Process

Description
In modern application development, AI is no longer just a futuristic buzzword — it's becoming an everyday partner in how we build. With Mendix’s built-in AI assistant, Maia, developers can now accelerate design, logic creation, and troubleshooting directly inside the Studio Pro environment.
This session is tailored for Mendix developers, architects, and team leads who want to understand how to effectively leverage Maia to improve productivity, reduce friction, and elevate app quality during development.
We’ll explore:

• What Maia is and how it fits into the Mendix ecosystem
• Real examples of using Maia to write microflows, generate expressions, and model domain logic
• Limitations and considerations: where human oversight still matters
• How Maia shifts the developer's role from task executor to solution architect
• Strategies for prompt design and iterating with Maia for better results
• A live demo showcasing Maia assisting with real development tasks

Whether you’re new to Mendix or leading a seasoned team, this session will help you rethink how AI can support your development workflow — not as a novelty, but as a powerful collaborator.

Agenda
8:30 Welcome and coffee
9:00 Talk
9:40 Coffee & socials

Location
Comotion's offices: First Floor, De Ville Shopping Centre, 36 Main road, Durbanville 7550

About Mendix Meetups
The Mendix Community Meetups are about meeting other makers, knowledge sharing, and learning something new.
The content of the meetups are not about:

• Sales
• Marketing
• Recruitment

To learn more about the meetups or if you want to organize your own meetup, contact the Community Team at community at Mendix dot com.

Full Title
Mendix marketplace in Action: Extend your apps with ease

Description
In today’s Mendix ecosystem, the Marketplace is more than just an app store — it’s a hub of collaboration, innovation, and acceleration for developers. Whether you’re looking to add new functionality, speed up delivery, or contribute back to the community, the Marketplace is where Mendix teams come together to share and grow.
This session is designed for Mendix developers, architects, and team leads who want to understand how to make the most of the Marketplace — from discovering ready-made modules and connectors to extending apps with community-driven solutions.
We’ll explore:

• What the Marketplace is and how it works: where to find it, what you can expect, and how to navigate it effectively.
• Why the Marketplace matters: how it enables app extension, fosters collaboration, and helps teams solve problems faster.
• Practical examples of extension: a live walkthrough showing how to add new functionality (e.g., geolocation services, Excel import/export, or other popular modules) to an application in minutes.
• Community and contribution: how developers can both leverage and enrich the Marketplace ecosystem.

Whether you’re just starting out with Mendix or leading multiple development squads, this session will help you see the Marketplace not just as a library, but as a powerful ecosystem that multiplies your development capability.

Agenda
8:30 Welcome and coffee
9:00 Talk
9:40 Coffee & socials

Location
LINKITSYSTEMS office: 272 West Ave, Die Hoewes, Centurion, 0157

About Mendix Meetups
The Mendix Community Meetups are about meeting other makers, knowledge sharing, and learning something new.
The content of the meetups are not about:

• Sales
• Marketing
• Recruitment

To learn more about the meetups or if you want to organize your own meetup, contact the Community Team at community at Mendix dot com.