Lessons from real deployments
Articles on low-code, AI agents and running a business, drawing on published research and case studies.
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Low-code
Low-code does not mean less engineering
A developer trying Mendix for the first time found it did not feel low-code: a desktop Studio Pro, no Linux support, plenty of engineering. After years of delivering Mendix projects, we see that question differently.
AI Agents
Designing UI with AI agents: pen.dev, Figma and Penpot
AI agents can write UI code, but the design usually lives in a tool they cannot reach. Three approaches compared — pen.dev, Figma and Penpot — and how Mendix developers and BAs can apply them.
AI Agents
Weekly brief 7–13 Sep: AI moves from answering to acting
A quiet week for Mendix releases, but one requirement is getting clearer: AI that takes part in critical processes needs an identity, a defined scope of authority, trustworthy data and decisions that can be traced.
AI Agents
Agent tooling has a short life: don't put business logic there
OpenAI shipped Agent Builder in November 2025, announced its retirement in June 2026 and shuts it down at the end of November. Custom GPTs are being replaced too. The lesson is about where business logic lives.
AI Agents
MCP becomes a vendor-neutral standard for the connection layer
The MCP protocol moved to a Linux Foundation body, and the July 2026 specification drops session state so it runs on ordinary HTTP infrastructure. The layer between AI and enterprise systems is settling down.
Operations
The EU delayed its AI Act deadlines: what exporters should know
The Digital Omnibus came into force in late July 2026, pushing high-risk AI compliance back by roughly 16 months. For Vietnamese manufacturers selling into the EU this is preparation time, not a reason to wait.
Operations
Simulate before you touch the production line
Siemens introduced Digital Twin Composer at CES 2026, connecting a 3D digital twin to MES, quality systems and PLC code. The lesson is not the tool but the discipline: validate a change before it reaches the plant.
AI Agents
Agents that run for hours move the question to governance
One announcement targets long-running agents; the next is about where data is stored and who reviews unusual signals. Together they show the hard question moving away from how well a model answers.
Low-code
Low-code just became a layer in the industrial AI stack
Siemens placed Mendix inside Intelligence Center X alongside Graph Studio and AI Studio, and released the Industrial AI Suite. Read together, these announcements show that a low-code platform is no longer a standalone app-building tool.