Comments on: What Makes a QlikView Developer?

By: Ali Shan Khaliq

Ali Shan Khaliq — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 18:22:52 +0000

its nice to read ..very usefull information..thank steve

By: Vlad Gutkovsky

Vlad Gutkovsky — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 23:32:13 +0000

Yet another good article, Steve :-) Always enjoy reading your thoughts!

By: Badr Harfoush

Badr Harfoush — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 17:48:01 +0000

great article! and hit the spot!

By: Jaganand

Jaganand — Sat, 21 Sep 2013 19:16:33 +0000

Thanks Steve. Great post !!.

We can deliver the BI application not a BI solution by just having coding skill as a developer. If we have to deliver a solution than one need to possess these skills and developers should imbibe techno-functional skills over the period of the time to satisfy the end customer by delivering what a customer want rather than what we can deliver to them.

By: Steve Dark

Steve Dark — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:35:52 +0000

In reply to Hamish.

Hi Hamish, thanks for your thoughts on this topic. I personally feel that totally inspired design doesn’t just take a business user who likes charts but someone who has come from a pure design or interface background. Enticing then into the world of data is the tricky part. A good design doesn’t need to be flashy though – sometimes simple is best. See my post on QlikView design for some pointers and a video on some ways to improve the look of your QlikView apps.

By: Hamish

Hamish — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:26:07 +0000

Nice article.
A point to add is that Qlikview development consists of two different disciplines – scripting and visual design. Actually, if you look at the training offered by QV they separate these topics, and I suspect that they initially wanted a market to develop where there were pure scriptors and then pure designers.
Whilst a QV developer needs both skills – it is almost always the case that developers are either stronger in scripting or design ….. but not both.
Many developers have moved into QV after being SQL database people on a BI project. This type of developer is typically stronger in scripting that the visual front end. The opposite is from developers who come from the business side of the BI industry – they have a strong focus on charting and dashboard design etc.
It is important to consider that as a developer, you naturally gravitate to what you know and what you are good at. The result is that many developers who are strong at scripting keep developing their scripting down to a fine art and become increasingly weaker (relatively) in the front end. Likewise, there are many visual artists who keep on working away on the front end and don’t develop their scripting.
A very good QV developer needs to know where his / her strengths and weaknesses lie and then to focus on improving their skills to make them an all-rounder.

By: Swarup Malli

Swarup Malli — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:32:32 +0000

Hi Steve,

Well said , All the points mentioned above are absolutely necessary.

Thanks
Swarup

By: Harleen singh

Harleen singh — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 06:42:01 +0000

Great Article to know the scope of Qlikview developer.

By: Shafvan Beary

Shafvan Beary — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 04:42:53 +0000

An inspiring article…. Thanks a lot…. !!!!

By: Steve Dark

Steve Dark — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 22:02:46 +0000

In reply to Martina. Martina - you should get in touch, there are lots of opportunities out there at the moment.