A series of training courses are your opportunity to learn MDT software development techniques and gain hands-on experience. All trainings consist of: instructor-led classroom lectures, labs and practical exercises. Advanced courses provide in-depth insight into MDT environment. They will show how to boost productivity using additional plug-ins and how to utilize MDT environment to its maximum potential.
All courses can be arranged both at dedicated training facilities or at the customer’s site.
The following courses are available:
Course 1: Development techniques with the use of MDT
Development techniques with the use of MDT is a comprehensive 2-day training. It covers all aspects of working with MDT from simple basics to most advanced operating techniques. In the first part of the training, students will acquire knowledge about the most effective ways of creating and managing Smallworld™ sessions and projects. The participants will also learn how to migrate existing and complex configurations of the sessions from Emacs to MDT environment. Second part covers editing, browsing and working with the code as well as debugging it. The main goal is to learn how to use the crucial features of MDT in line with advanced development techniques to increase the efficiency of Magik code development. The contents of this training also include description of the best practices of using MDT as well as some tips & tricks which can boost the development process. Upon completion students will have a comprehensive knowledge about working with MDT and will be able to independently develop complex Smallworld applications from the beginning to the end.
Day 1
| Topics | Exercises |
| 1. Introduction to MDT | |
| 2. Installation and configuration | |
| 3. Managing Runtimes and Sessions | Yes |
| 4. Working with Magik projects | Yes |
| 5. Magik code development techniques | Yes |
| 6. Using additional tools supporting development | Yes |
| 7. Interacting with Sessions | Yes |
| 8. Working with the Console | Yes |
Day 2
| Topics | Exercises |
| 9. Working with Class Browser | Yes |
| 10. Using Magik Search tools | Yes |
| 11. Performing text searches | Yes |
| 12. Browsing Type Hierarchy | Yes |
| 13. Code navigation with Magik Hyperlinks | Yes |
| 14. Using Magik Debugger | Yes |
| 15. Tips & Tricks | |
| 16. Overall discussion |
Course 2: Advanced aspects of MDT environment
Advanced aspects of MDT environment is an additional course considered as an extension to the 2-day comprehensive training. The main goal of this training is to present the possibilities of extending MDT development environment with the set of very useful plug-ins which can boost the productivity and speed up the development process. During this training the participants will learn how to create the multiplatform and integrated development environment based on Eclipse and MDT. Students will learn how to use the most interesting plug-ins which provide support for team work, task-oriented development, issue tracking systems, other programming languages like Java and some other useful tools.
| Topics | Exercises |
| 1. Extending MDT and Eclipse | |
| 2. Installing additional plug-ins | Yes |
| 3. Team work in MDT | Yes |
| 4. Integration with Issue Tracking System | Yes |
| 5. Task-oriented development | Yes |
| 6. Composing multiplatform environment | Yes |
| 7. Using additional useful plug-ins | Yes |
| 8. Overall discussion |
If you are interested in MDT training, please contact us at sales@mdt.net. The cost of training is set individually and depends on the location and number of participants.