Matt Briggs and Vadim Tabakman on Using Nintex Workflow as a Microservices Plateform
Use the Nintex Platform as a microServices Platform [Video | PDF ]
Measure your words (Python)
You can gain valuable insight into your writing by measuring your words. The measurement of your writing can be part of your writing practice, and sets the basis for creating tests when validating hypothesis about your writing. GitHub: Measure your words
Base Linter [Homophone Checker] (Python)
Base Linter (a homophone checker) is a command-line interface app checks for sets of words in a text by order. Each time the app encounters a word belonging to a set, it prompts you to choose which of the words in the set. The app will replace the word in that position in the word […]
Intune Data Warehouse
Microsoft | Enterprise Mobility + Security | Intune Guide and API Documentation Instructions, Code samples, and walk-troughs demonstrating how to use the Intune reporting service. (Content Developer | 2017) You can find the content here.
Nintex Xtensions Software Development Kit
Nintex, Nintex Workflow Platform Software Development Kit Code samples and walkthroughs demonstrating how to use the expansion capabilities of the Nintex Workflow Platform. (Programmer Writer | 2015-2017) You can find the site here.
GenerateNintexFormXML (C#)
Nintex, Nintex Workflow Platform Software Development Kit The Nintex Simple Form Builder (GenerateFormXML) is a console application that will convert a basic XML file into a Nintex Form. (Programmer Writer | 2015-2017) GitHub: GenerateNintexFormXML
exquisitecorpse (Python)
Exquisite Corpse is a Python Module for generating a random text using the surrealist game. GitHub: exquisitecorpse
Concordance (Python)
This program will count all of the words in the file and export a CSV named Indexof_.csv. You can use this repo to create a command-line utility for the Mac and PC with Pyinstaller. GitHub: Concordance
Analysis: Automated Knowledge Base for a SOA
Widenet Consulting Automated Documentation Solution for an eCommerce Company (Consultant | October 2015) Dynamic documentation of an Enterprise eCommerce System The system maps the behavioral and physical environment of importance to the eCommerce system. It includes structural models reflecting enterprise elements such as the code repository. The code repository is modeled from, top down: projects, […]
Tech Writing: Enterprise Knowledge Base for a SOA
Widenet Consulting Documentation Solution for an eCommerce Company (Consultant | March 2015) The eCommerce Knowledge Base (EKB): Create and post application-specific information for eCommerce code-base and functionality. Source of record for the current application functionality and context. Capture feedback, corrections, and iterative updates for the continually changing SOA. If the document does not appear in […]
Analysis: Operational Runbooks for an Enterprise SOA
KForce Operational Documentation Solution for an Interactive Entertainment Company (Consultant | September 2014) The Runbook Automation Tool presents dynamic and static content in a presentation layer. Dynamic content is content that is continually updated such as a message feed, a report, or calendar. Static content is narrative content contained in a version repository. Using a […]
Analysis: Operating Level Agreements for a SOA
KForce Operational Documentation Solution for an Interactive Entertainment Company (Consultant | September 2014) I built the service management process for the core web services for an enterprise. If the document does not appear in the Google Embed, you can access it here.
Tech Writing: Kinect for Windows Human Interface Guidelines
AllofUS Kinect for Windows Human Interface Guidelines (Update) (Technical Writer | August 2013) I worked on an update to the “Kinect for Windows Human Interface Guidelines,” part of the Microsoft Kinect SDK. If the document does not appear in the Google Embed, you can access it here.
Tech Writing: Medical Imaging Module (Amalga V2)
Microsoft, Amalga UIS End-user guide for Clinicians (Writer | January 2012) If the document does not appear in the Google Embed, you can access it here.
Copywriting: One-Sheet Marketing Leaflet
AptiPortal Web Service (Internal Marketing Leaflet) Summer 2012 Copy/Design (Writer/Desktop publishing August 2012) If the document does not appear in the Google Embed, you can access it here.
Copywriting: Review in the Billings Gazette
War’s insurgency against language published September 9, 2012 Copy (Writer September 2012) If the document does not appear in the Google Embed, you can access it here.
Book: The Strong Man
[Briggs’s] abruptness and sparseness make the tragedy into something hilarious. — The Stranger The Strong Man, Publication Studio, 2010 If the document does not appear in the Google Embed, you can access it here.
Book: The End is the Beginning
As with the songs, the stories are all about life out of kilter, told with charm from the perspective of the odd as norm, not so much magical realism than delightfully pernicious absurdity. — The Review of Contemporary Fiction If the document does not appear in the Google Embed, you can access it here.
Book: Shoot the Buffalo
Not since the emergence of Sherman Alexie has the Northwest produced such a unique narrative voice. — The Oregonian If the document does not appear in the Google Embed, you can access it here.
about the writer
Matt Briggs writes fresh, effective content and code samples for your product, website, or brand. Briggs has worked on material for leading brands such as AutoDesk, Microsoft, and Campbell's Soup. Novelist Raymond Mungo wrote that Briggs is "a brilliant contemporary practitioner of an ancient art."
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Intune Data Warehouse: enabling deeper reporting capabilities
Having the right data at your fingertips is a must for busy IT teams managing diverse mobile environments. That’s why Intune’s reporting graphs and charts are mainstays of our administrative experience – allowing you to monitor your environment and view the status of devices and apps across several dimensions, including device compliance, device configuration, app […]
Add a Function to Nintex Workflow 2013 as a Custom Workflow Action
In this third post to the series, Function to Microservice with the Nintex Workflow Platform, I look at how you can add your function to Nintex Workflow 2013 as a custom action. I’ll walk you through installing a custom action. You can use custom actions to provide the functionality found in many open-source libraries, in your own console applications, or to […]
Matt Briggs and Vadim Tabakman on Using Nintex Workflow as a Microservices Plateform
Use the Nintex Platform as a microServices Platform [Video | PDF ]
Add a Function to Nintex Workflow 2013 as an Inline Function
In this second post to the series, Function to Microservice with the mattbriggs.us Workflow Platform, I look at how you can add your function to mattbriggs.us Workflow 2013 as an inline function. In these posts I reference a console application containing a function that converts a XML to JSON, or JSON to XML. The function will […]
Function to Microservice with the Nintex Workflow Platform
One way of looking at extending the Nintex Workflow Platform is to focus on the smallest unit of processing: the function. This series of posts will look at how you can approach your function as a portable unit in the Nintex Workflow Platform. I’m going to look at defining the boundaries of your function, what […]
Export and Deploy a Nintex Workflow with PowerShell
You can use the NWAdmin PowerShell snap-in available through the SharePoint 2013 Management Shell on your SharePoint 2013 server with Nintex Workflow installed. You can use NWAdmin and the ExportWorkflow andDeployWorkflow commands to export and deploy a Nintex workflows using a script. For the complete post, see the Nintex Community.
