OpenUI5 – A One-Stop-Shop UI Toolkit

The Open Source Way

In this episode Karsten Hohage talks with our guests Andreas Kunz and Peter Muessig about OpenUI5. OpenUI5 is a JavaScript-based web user interface framework. One that specifically targets enterprise use cases, but can be used for any type of application. Andreas and Peter explain how OpenUI5, SAPUI5, and SAP Fiori are related and how OpenUI5 became an open source project. They elaborate why the modular structure of this probably largest open source project from SAP is an optimal fit for a community approach. Our guests also have some interesting examples how OpenUI5 has been used not only by SAP customers, but also by nuclear scientists as well as completely private individuals building an app for their kids. Overall, OpenUI5 engages a large community of contributors and followers, manifest in five-digit enrollment in online courses and very popular community events.

Guests:

Andreas Kunz works at SAP since 2005 and has been with UI5 from the very beginning in various roles, now as a lead architect. He is always eager to engage with the outside community and an advocate for openness and open source.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreas-kunz-dev/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/aku_dev

Peter Muessig works at SAP since 2005 and is an initial member of the Phoenix project (a.k.a. UI5/OpenUI5/SAPUI5), who has grown into the role of a chief development architect for UI5. He mainly focuses on the evolution of the framework, the controls, and the tooling.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-muessig-7b40576/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/pmuessig

Show Notes:

• Links
  • Website: https://openui5.org/
  • GitHub: https://github.com/SAP/openui5
  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/OpenUI5
  • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOlLpeus2uAJhmxjKHHGTgA
  • Slack: https://ui5-slack-invite.cfapps.eu10.hana.ondemand.com/

• SAP Open Source Program Office
  • https://developers.sap.com/open-source.html
  • SAP Open Source Twitter
  • [e-mail]

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Hosted by Karsten Hohage – Product Expert in Technology and Innovation (T&I)

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karsten-hohage-0180312/

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1. Summary (00:00:20)

2. Interview (00:01:56)

3. Key Takeaways (00:31:24)

4. Outro (00:33:51)