June 19, 20 alpha software corporation today announced dan bricklin has joined the company as chief technology officer. He is often referred to as the father of the spreadsheet having cocreated with fellow american bob frankston, the visicalc spreadsheet program. Its most popular products are note taker hd for the apple ipad and before that dan bricklins demo. Dan bricklin, father of the spreadsheet, now tackles mobile. Dan bricklin is cto of alpha software corporation, which produces software that speeds mobile and web app development and deployment for business and it. Alpharef reader support for alpharef reader from alpha software. Bricklin is best known for cocreating visicalc, the pioneering spreadsheet program back in 1979, as well as dan bricklin s demo program in the 1980s. Jun 14, 2016 a look at mobile app development with alpha software. Visicalc, codeveloped with his friend bob frankston whom he met at mit, is widely credited for fueling the rapid growth of the personal computer industry. Ive recently joined burlington, massachusetts, based alpha software corporation as their cto. Alpha software has 5 current team members, including cto dan bricklin. Dan bricklin, father of the electronic spreadsheet and.
View dan bricklin s professional profile on relationship science, the database of decision makers. Dan bricklin was born in philadelphia, pennsylvania, in 1951. Dan bricklin the personal web site of the cocreator of visicalc. The company is privately held, and based in burlington, mass. Dan bricklin, chief technology officer at alpha software. Jun 19, 20 joe was ceo of progress software, a global supplier of application infrastructure software. Dan bricklin net worth 2016 update net worth inspector.
Bricklin 2017, meet the inventor of the electronic spreadsheet, ted talks. Since 1982, alpha software has been providing developers with awardwinning tools that make it easy to build business applications. Daniel singer dan bricklin, often referred to as the father of the spreadsheet, is the american cocreator, with bob. A look at mobile app development with alpha software. Alpha software launches standardsbased mobile, pc app dev. This site is sponsored and maintained by alpha software corporation, whose alpha anywhere development system is used to create business html5 apps.
Bricklin is best known for codeveloping visicalc, the first electronic spreadsheet, while he was a student at the harvard business school. Alpha software tackles offline mobile app problem adtmag. Dan bricklin speakers bureau and booking agent info. Contact alpha software corporation for more information. Dan bricklin explains how alpha anywhere uses a low code model, so developers of all skill levels have the benefit of quick development and the power of custom coding while leveraging skills developers already have.
Get a copy of the sample tablet application and follow along. Alpha software ceo richard rabins said in a statement that the new environment removes the barriers. Dan bricklin biography, list of dan bricklin inventions. Dan bricklin, father of the electronic spreadsheet and software industry legend, joins alpha software as chief technology officer. Find contacts direct phone number, email address, work history, and more. Its most popular product is note taker hd for the apple ipad. Tabletfirst design of an app for reading reference material. To most, dan bricklin may still be best known as coinventor of visicalc, the first spreadsheet program for personal computers, back in 1979 and arguably the killer app for the apple ii although for developers, his demo software prototyping program may also come to mind. Alpha software provides a lowcode, rapid mobile app dev platform for rapidly building and. Alpha anywhere photo app tutorial in this 90 minute video, dan bricklin walks you through the process of building a web and mobile application that can capture and store images in a sql database. Sep 29, 2014 watch a 2minute demo of alpha anywheres offline capability and read an essay by dan bricklin, cto of alpha software, detailing. As a point of reference, here is the initial overview video for the app when it was first released.
Daniel singer dan bricklin born on july 16, 1951, often referred to as the father of the spreadsheet, is the american cocreator, with bob frankston, of the visicalc spreadsheet program. He currently serves as the chief technology officer of alpha. Alpha software powers new apple watch app development. Information about dan s book, bricklin on technology, including additional material for readers. More recently, he is the author of the popular note taker hd app for the apple ipad. Alpha software supports the mobile enterprise workforce. Browse through frequently asked questions to see if there is already an answer posted for your question. Joining alpha software as cto added to the writings section 619 an overview of html 5, phonegap. Dan bricklin is chief technology officer at alpha software corp. The background behind dan bricklin joining alpha software as cto in 20. Dan bricklin is currently fulltime cto of alpha software corporation. Alpha software supports the mobile enterprise workforce with. Installing sample and tutorial workspaces alpha anywhere ships. My day job at alpha software has continued to keep me very busy with other things.
He currently serves as the chief technology officer of alpha software. Jan 28, 2018 ive written a couple of essays that appeared on the main bricklin. Dan bricklin invented the spreadsheetbut dont hold that against him. To see a quick overview of alpha anywhere and the new responsive layout genie feature used to make it responsive, watch how the responsive app design demo was built with alpha anywhere on youtube. Presented by dan bricklin, alpha software cto, this is an overview of the sample tablet. Jun 24, 20 alpha software launches standardsbased mobile, pc app dev environment. Dan bricklin, father of the electronic spreadsheet. Alpha anywhere low code technical overview on vimeo. An issue with any app, html5 or native, is dealing with the different screen size variations. In this 90 minute video, dan bricklin walks you through the process of building a web and mobile application that can capture and store images in a sql database. Joe was ceo of progress software, a global supplier of application infrastructure software.
Alpharef reader support for alpharef reader from alpha. His other innovations include the prototyping tool dan bricklin s demo program 1985, the website creation tool trellix late 1990s, and the. Bricklin helps create products that make it easier for business people to build mobile applications in his current role as cto of alpha software corporation. Dan is best known for cocreating visicalc, the pioneering spreadsheet program back in 1979, as well as dan bricklins demo program in the mid1980s. For more information about alpha anywhere, go to disclaimer. Dan has a storied history in the software industry and is known as the father of the electronic spreadsheet. Daniel singer dan bricklin born 16 july 1951, often referred to as the father of the spreadsheet, is the american cocreator, with bob frankston, of the visicalc spreadsheet program. The latest version of alpha anywhere released by alpha software corporation in september 2014 alpha anywhere v3 added a number of new features specifically designed to support the implementation of support for offline operation on mobile devices. In early 20, bricklin joined burlington, massachusettsbased alpha software corporation as chief technical officer, with a mission including helping alpha extend its enterpriseoriented back end serverside and web software to mobile devices. While the video and the current release contain the contents of the king james version of the bible, the reader apps code itself is general purpose and can be bundled with other material. Dan bricklin explains how alpha anywhere uses a low code model, so developers of all skill levels have the benefit of quick development and the power of custom coding. As bricklin explained, alternative approaches to intermittent connectivity typically used with native or hybrid apps involve saving changes to a local ondevice database that. Dan bricklin is best known for codeveloping visicalc, the pioneering electronic spreadsheet, while he was a student at the harvard business school.
Dan bricklin chronicles his life in the computer world with pictures and text. Nov 04, 2019 view cian chamblisss business profile as senior programmer at alpha software corporation. Read more about the process of building alpharef reader in dan bricklin s essay alpharef reader. Dan bricklin helped fuel the rapid growth of the personal computer industry. Dan bricklin is the chief technology officer of alpha software corporation and president of software garden. This was created by dan bricklin, chief technology officer of alpha software. As bricklin explained, alternative approaches to intermittent connectivity typically used with native or hybrid apps involve saving changes to a local ondevice database. Dan bricklin oversees product and technology at alpha software. Alphas dan bricklin up for cto of the year alpha software. For example, see how the responsive app design demo was built with alpha anywhere.
The tutorial begins the course by setting up a sql table, which you then use to build a browser application. Alpha anywhere ships with sample and tutorial workspaces that can be installed. Dan bricklin, father of the spreadsheet, now tackles. John headed cullinane corporation later renamed cullinet, the first successful software products company they were the first software company to. Jun 20, 2019 dan bricklin cto, alpha software corporation. Internal business use if my area of interest as cto at alpha software. He was born in philadelphia, pennsylvania, on 16 july 1951. In early 20, bricklin joined burlington, massachusettsbased alpha software corporation as chief technical officer, with a mission including. Its most popular products are note taker hd for the apple ipad and before that dan bricklins demo program for ibm. Presented by dan bricklin, alpha software cto, this is an overview of the sample tablet applications features. The alpha platform is the only unified mobile and web app development and deployment environment with distinct nocode and lowcode components, that produce apps that work on.
May 28, 2015 a very warm 1951 club welcome to worldrenowned computer scientist, dan bricklin. Biography and booking information for dan bricklin, software engineer, inventor of the electronic spreadsheet. Dan bricklin walks you through the process of building a web and mobile application that can capture and store images in a sql database. Contrasting approaches to offline mobile apps source. John headed cullinane corporation later renamed cullinet, the first successful software products company they were the first software company to successfully go public, ever. Alpha software supports the mobile enterprise workforce with new tabletoptimized forms capability. Alpha software empowers a wide range of business application developers with innovative development and deployment products that offer significant productivity gains. Material to help the developer craft responsive business apps is important to alpha anywhere. Your agreement to comply with the guidelines will be deemed agreement to any changes to it. Today over 1 million developers and tens of millions of users rely on alpha software s alpha five. Contact all american speakers bureau to inquire about speaking fees and availability, and book the best keynote speaker for your next event.
Dec 06, 2016 dan bricklin is cto of alpha software corporation. Alpha software cto dan bricklin is continuing his fourdecade commitment to democratizing technology by allowing a wide ranger of users. Visicalc is widely credited for fueling the rapid growth of the personal computer industry. Watch a 2minute demo of alpha anywheres offline capability and read an essay by dan bricklin, cto of alpha software, detailing. Alpha software corporation offers software that allows virtually anyone to rapidly develop and deploy enterprise mobile and web apps that power daily business.
With bob frankston, he cofounded software arts, developer of visicalc, the spreadsheet program that helped launch the personal computing industry. Dan bricklin net worth, bio, wiki dan bricklin net worth. Alpha software allows anyone to build powerful, enterprise mobile apps while giving it the control to manage the environment and integration. The alpha approach works with html5 webbased mobile apps only, as opposed to native or hybrid apps.
Alphas watchbench app lets apple watch developers build with. He is the cocreator of visicalc, the pioneering electronic spreadsheet released in 1979. Alpha software is known for its innovative development and deployment products, including alpha anywhere. Alpha software corporation may amend the guidelines from time to time and may also vary the procedures it sets out where appropriate in a particular case. Dan is best known for cocreating visicalc, the pioneering spreadsheet program back in 1979, as well as dan bricklin s demo program in the mid1980s. Dan bricklin invented the spreadsheetbut dont hold that. Alpharef reader is implemented using alpha anywhere from alpha software. The purpose of this essay is to explain the ways in which alpha anywhere now addresses those issues. Dan bricklin, cto of alpha software corporation and president of software garden inc. As part of my work as cto of alpha software corporation, i have been working on the start of some new documentation aimed at technically experienced users.