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The Grounding Layer: Why OutSystems Opening Up Changes Everything
Tools will change in six months. Models will change in three. What stays with you is the context you have built.

João Sousa
6 days ago
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Bringing Clarity to Undocumented OutSystems Code with AI
Use AI tools like Amazon Q Developer to generate documentation for undocumented OutSystems apps. Start by extracting the source code, then prompt AI for app overviews, technical docs, user stories, and maintenance notes. Regular AI-powered updates keep docs fresh. Tools like ChatGPT, Copilot, and Gemini also work. This turns mystery code into clear, maintainable systems and builds a culture of documentation.

Natasha De Guzman
Aug 19, 2025
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🚀 Building Bridges: Empowering OutSystems with n8n
Discover how n8n, the open-source automation powerhouse, can elevate OutSystems apps by seamlessly connecting APIs, orchestrating AI, and managing complex workflows. From enriching a bookshelf app with AI-generated summaries to embedding a document-aware RAG chatbot, I explore how these platforms combine to build smarter, scalable solutions — all without burdening the core app with extra complexity or code.

Alex Fernandes
Jul 29, 2025
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When AI Becomes Both a Bridge and a Backbone: An Engagement Manager Perspective
An Engagement Manager at Accelerated Focus shares lessons from a state government AI project involving the migration and enrichment of 20,000 legacy PDFs using LLMs and vector indexing. The AI powered both data migration and real-time search. Key takeaways include evolving scope, the importance of broad data sampling, UI alignment, managing AI accuracy expectations, and planning for long-term AI maintenance and human-in-loop workflows.

Patty Greer
Jul 8, 2025
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OutSystems ODC Rest APIs: Unlocking Limitless Integration Possibilities
Unlock the power of OutSystems ODC REST APIs to automate tasks, integrate systems, and build dynamic, scalable applications effortlessly.

João Sousa
Dec 20, 2024
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Pub/Sub on the Front-End
Discover how I tackled dynamic input validation in OutSystems using JavaScript to handle multiple income entries seamlessly.

Isaiah Paget
Jul 19, 2024
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Is AutoNumber: Set it to No for Static Entities
When you create a Static Entity in OutSystems the default configuration for the Id attribute has the Is AutoNumber property set to Yes. ...

Greg Whitten
Oct 12, 2022
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MVP Development 101
The advantages of developing software using an MVP approach Developing software rapidly or iteratively rather than following a...

Mark Dolynchuk
Aug 4, 2022
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