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Dacris Benchmarks 10 Announced

Dacris Software announces that Dacris Benchmarks will be coming out of retirement next year, 2025, with a new edition designed for back-end server testing, codenamed "Decebal," due in the first half of next year.
Dacris Benchmarks 10, as it will likely be called, will be cross-platform 100% and will be showcasing the capabilities of Maestro Framework 2.2.
Designed to run on x64 and ARM servers, Dacris Benchmarks 10 will feature a web interface (HTML) and an HTTP REST API.
It will feature CPU, memory, storage, AI, and internet benchmarks, and will show final results only as System Grade, a grading system (out of 10) first conceived in the early days of Dacris Benchmarks 8.
Maestro Framework 2.2 is readily available for rapid app development and fully open source, with both commercial and non-commercial use licenses.

December 8, 2024 View Screenshots

Maestro 2.1 Final Release

We are excited to announce that the final release of version 2.1 of Maestro Framework and utilities has been made.

Features New in Version 2.1:
- Maestro Framework: MySQL and Postgres DB support.
- Maestro Framework: Amazon S3 support.
- Maestro Framework: Error-triggered apps (see wiki).
- Maestro Assembler: Automatic seamless integration of new interactions into Maestro Assembler.
- Maestro Web: Roles and permissions.

November 22, 2024 Download with Source Code

Maestro 2.0 Final Release

We are excited to announce that the final release of version 2.0 of Maestro Framework and utilities has been made tonight.
With features such as "Insert from Prompt" in Maestro Assembler, Friendly View, and drag & drop forms design in Maestro Web, version 2.0 is packed with new features.

Features New in Version 2.0:
- Maestro Framework: Firebird DB support added, as well as Google Sheets and OpenAI API integration.
- Maestro Assembler: Friendly View can edit objects and arrays, MathExpression, and DateOperator configurations fully.
- Maestro Assembler: Insert from Prompt and Explain App in the new AI menu.
- Maestro Web: Responses from apps now support custom HTML coming from the app as well as real-time status update.
- Maestro Web: Backup/restore the users to a database of your choice (SQL Server or Firebird supported).
- Maestro Web: Drag and drop forms design, and multiple app runs per app running simultaneously

November 18, 2024

Maestro 2.0 Announced

With more advanced LLMs such as ChatGPT o1-preview, we are closer to artificial general intelligence (AGI). Could such reasoning models enable users to create entire apps from prompts within minutes? Dacris Software is willing to test that hypothesis in the upcoming Maestro 2.0. If you are interested, join the Maestro 2.0 Waiting List today. If we can get 1000 interested users, there is a strong chance that we will begin this project and seek further investment.

October 7, 2024 Show Your Support for Maestro 2.0

Investing 101 Course Now Free

Our investing course for beginners, Investing 101, is now free.

October 2, 2024 View Products

StockAppraiser and The Investing Game Now Free

Dacris Software has just made The Investing Game and StockAppraiser, two investing apps, free to all users, available online.

October 1, 2024 View Products

MarketRisk Now 100% Online

We have completed our migration of MarketRisk to a fully-hosted web application, capable of running in any Chrome-based browser.

September 25, 2024 Try MarketRisk for Free Online

There's a Psychological Benefit to Owning MarketRisk

Are you at all worried or concerned about a stock market crash in the S&P 500? Do you nervously await Fed rate cuts / meetings, or have nightmares about inflation? Don't you just hate how much uncertainty there is in investing?

MarketRisk is designed to reduce that uncertainty, and give you a psychological benefit by allowing you to know how much you're risking. Just like how Domino's Pizza lets you track the progress of your order, MarketRisk benefits any investor by reducing uncertainty around risk. With MarketRisk, you get to see what past returns were like, as well as how much risk there is in any position, whether it's in the S&P 500 or bonds or gold.

This effect is also known as a "psychological moonshot," and in investing, one thing is clear: psychology is 90% of it. Start on your way to greater returns and better sleep today.

September 7, 2024 Try MarketRisk for Free Online

It's 2024, and No-Code is Everywhere

From Xano to Zapier to Bubble and even Builder.ai, no-code solutions are springing up everywhere. It's a wonderful time to embrace change in the software industry, particularly as most programming languages are now at least a decade old. The future will no longer feature programming languages. They will be somewhere in the background, similar to how assembly language disappeared. From AI-assisted app builders to no-code and low-code solutions, the clear tech trend is toward simplicity and high level abstraction. We, Dacris Software, are on the cusp of this trend, with the development of Maestro Framework, a low-code solution for automation, similar to Zapier. We are presently researching no-code solutions and AI, in the hope of developing a new breakthrough solution that will finally make .NET a background tech similar to how C++ became a background tech once .NET emerged. Happy No-Coding!

September 6, 2024 Learn about Maestro Framework

MarketRisk Demo Now Online

MarketRisk Web (v2.0) now has a free online demo on dacris.com. No need to download anything.

July 25, 2024 Free Online Demo

Maestro Framework 1.1 Released

Dacris Software has just released version 1.1 of the Maestro Framework. It now features a Chatbot interaction using Ollama. Integrate with local chat bots using LLMs. Try it out today and see if it is right for you. Requires .NET 8.0 SDK to build the framework from source.

June 24, 2024 Order Maestro 1.1 | Build Self-Writing Apps

Dacris Benchmarks Farewell

Dacris Software has retired its 25-year-old product, Dacris Benchmarks. No new updates will be released. Support will be unavailable starting July 30, 2024. The product is being moved to the Dacris Software Museum, and can only be downloaded and used without official support going forward.

May 21, 2024 Museum

OpenDevin: A Step Closer to Zero-Code Programming

This is such a major development in our industry that we have to write an article here. If you are adopting Maestro Framework, you can now use AI to create your custom interactions and SQL scripts. You no longer need to know how to code to develop applications or automations. The next version of Maestro, v2.0, will focus on spec-driven development and integration, where all that is required is a clear specification and your application will be built automatically and tested by autonomous AI agents.

May 21, 2024 OpenDevin

MarketRisk Now Open-Source

We believe in empowering investors everywhere to reach their goals. For that reason, we would like to announce that MarketRisk is now an open-source project licensed under MIT license.

March 2, 2024 Source Code

Maestro Framework 1.0 Released

Dacris Software has just released version 1.0 of the Maestro Framework and Maestro Assembler IDE. Maestro is a flexible platform for automation using discrete interactions between/within systems written in plain English logical flows. It uses the principle of "executable configuration" to allow users to create apps using only JSON and plain text specs. Try it out today and see if it is right for you. Requires .NET 8.0 SDK to build the framework from source.

February 17, 2024 Order Maestro 1.0 | View Screenshot

Maestro Framework 1.0 Beta 4 Released

Dacris Software has just released the latest public beta of the upcoming Maestro Framework. New in this release: Maestro Assembler IDE, plus a few more interactions as well as bug fixes. Try it out today and see if it is right for you. Requires .NET 8.0 SDK to build the framework from source.

February 3, 2024

Maestro Framework 1.0 Beta 3 Released

Dacris Software has just released the latest public beta of the upcoming Maestro Framework. Maestro is a flexible environment for automation using flexible interactions between/within systems written in plain English logical flows. It uses the principle of "executable configuration" to allow users to create apps using only JSON and plain text specs. Try it out today and see if it is right for you. Requires .NET 8.0 SDK to build the framework from source.

January 27, 2024

Join Shiny Happy Investing

Dacris Software is piloting a brand new value investing community online.

December 24, 2023 Join the Community

MarketRisk Web Demo Released

MarketRisk Web (v2.0) has been released. There is now a free demo version available for download. Requires Node.js 16+ with NPM. Runs on Linux or Windows.

November 18, 2023 Download Free Demo

fmjewellers.com Launch

Dacris Software is celebrating the launch of fmjewellers.com, an online jewelry website built with React.js. Order online with free shipping across Canada! The development effort took 8 months to complete.

June 10, 2023 Visit fmjewellers.com

MarketRisk 1.6 Released

Dacris Software has just released MarketRisk, version 1.6. You can now create an Excel report (CSV) based on your portfolio configuration.

January 9, 2023 Learn about MarketRisk

MarketRisk 1.5 Released

Dacris Software has just released MarketRisk, version 1.5. Find a best asset combination for your portfolio by specifying the number of assets you want and any excluded assets.

January 5, 2023 Learn about MarketRisk

MarketRisk 1.4 Released

Dacris Software has just released MarketRisk, version 1.4. New "Get Yields from Online" feature allows you to retrieve bond yields from online.

January 3, 2023 Learn about MarketRisk

MarketRisk 1.3 Released

Dacris Software has just released MarketRisk, version 1.3. Now you can select Canadian Bonds (CABond) from the set of assets to invest in.

January 2, 2023 Learn about MarketRisk

MarketRisk 1.2 Released

Dacris Software has just released MarketRisk, version 1.2. Now you can select S&P/TSX Composite Index (TSX) from the set of assets to invest in.

December 31, 2022 Learn about MarketRisk

MarketRisk 1.1 Released

Dacris Software has just released MarketRisk, version 1.1. Create a plan for your future financial goal using Portfolio Planner, a new feature in version 1.1. Just go to Help - Portfolio Planner.

December 23, 2022 More Details

StockAppraiser 1.0 Released

Create, save, and load appraisals of individual stocks / indexes / ETFs in less than 2 minutes. Codename "Cassandra". Demo is save-disabled. Full version price: $20.

Try For Free | Order

November 14, 2022

Dacris Benchmarks is Retiring

Dacris Benchmarks 9.0 will be the last version of Dacris Benchmarks to be released to the public. The product will be retiring in 2024, after 25 years of life. Support for Dacris Benchmarks 8.1 will officially end by November 25, 2022. Support for Dacris Benchmarks 9.0 will officially end by July 31, 2024.

June 28, 2022

MarketRisk 1.0 Released

Dacris Software has just released MarketRisk, version 1.0. Are you an investor looking for more reliable long-term returns on your portfolio? Do you want to limit your downside risk? Get MarketRisk and take advantage of our unique risk reduction algorithm to boost your portfolio.

December 28, 2021 More Details

Announcing MarketRisk 1.0 (2022)

Get a recommendation on what to invest in, and how much, with MarketRisk. Coming in 2022.

Read More | Screenshots

December 12, 2021

The Investing Game is Here

Today you can download a new game we just released, called "The Investing Game", featuring a realistic simulation of the market. Do you have the skills to become the next billionaire investor? Test your skills with this game.

May 8, 2021 Download for Free

Galawar II Released to Web

Today you can download a new version of Galawar we just released, a 3D arcade-style shooting game. It has been in beta for the last 4 weeks.

March 6, 2021 Download Free

Dacris Benchmarks Supports D3D Ray Tracing

Now in the latest build, 9002, of Dacris Benchmarks 9.0, we have added a new DirectX 12 Ray Tracing benchmark.

December 15, 2020 Download

OLISP 2.0 Final Release

Our new OLISP CMS is now out of beta. OLISP stands for "Open List Processing" and was conceived in 2011 as a competitor to del.icio.us.

November 28, 2020 Order Source Code

Dacris Benchmarks 9.0 Final Release

Dacris Software releases Dacris Benchmarks 9.
Includes brand-new 3D tests and native support for Windows 10.

November 28, 2020 Download

Dacris Benchmarks 9.0 Milestone 2 Released

Dacris Software releases new beta version of Dacris Benchmarks.

October 17, 2020 Read More (Beta Expires July, 2022.)

Dacris Benchmarks 9.0 Final Feature Plan

We have changed our thinking on this release yet again. Check out our feature plan.

September 18, 2020 Read More

OLISP 2.0 Beta

Try out our new OLISP CMS, now in beta. OLISP stands for "Open List Processing" and was conceived in 2011 as a competitor to del.icio.us.

September 16, 2020 Browse OLISP Online

Dacris Benchmarks 8.1 Refresh

New release available for download, with improved System Grade and additional baselines!