Just recently, I had a conversation with my UX team about the various layout components in Appian, when to use them and how they work together, or not. Each of these layout components is made for a specific purpose, and I see it as my obligation as a professional Appian developer to understand in detail…

At Appian World 2025, something unexpected happened: I got publicly recognized as the #1 contributor to the Appian Community. Now, if you’ve ever listened to the Appian Rocks Podcast, you know I don’t usually make a big fuss about awards or shiny things. I’d rather talk about how to fix your broken task reports or…

Have you ever wondered how Appian manages data behind the scenes? Understanding variable scoping can unlock powerful capabilities in your applications. Code evaluation in Appian is all about scope. That scope contains all the variables our code can use. And, scopes can be nested. Code, running inside the inner scope, can also access variables from…