In the modern mobile and web development industry of 2024, should you invest in Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) or stick with native apps? Is a PWA development company more suitable for your projects, or should you stick to a platform-specific developer? Both options have merits, and choosing the right approach can impact your business’s success. …
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I just finished Claris Engage 2024 and said goodbye to my friends and colleagues. It has been a wonderful three days filled with the joy of discovery, learning and sharing. I almost forgot how good it is to connect with so many people who share the same passion for the craft and the platform.
Will AI replace programmers? The prospect of losing entire professions to automation is a timely topic, with public interest in AI at an all-time high. AI’s impact ranges from minimally disruptive to maximally destructive, largely depending on industry. Office work is expected to feel the greatest impact from AI, while manual labor is expected to be impacted least. How do experts predict the rise in the use of AI will impact software development? Do software developers have a promising future in the industry?
Formatting Claris FileMaker Layouts is a Slippery Slope Creating pixel-perfect Claris FileMaker layouts is hard. Keeping it pixel-perfect through all future releases is harder. I’ve spent tons of time carefully positioning every object to make the layout look perfect. Then, the moment I update the content of a label, or change the text orientation of …
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After nearly five years, Claris Engage (formerly FileMaker DevCon) will be an in-person event. Needless to say, people are excited! The Claris community will gather on February 6-8th at the all-new Apple Campus in Austin, Texas. The 25th in-person edition of the event promises a lot, to say the least. Attendees will choose from over …
Unleashing the Power of Data In the ever-evolving realm of data management and analytics, companies are constantly looking for effective ways to collect, organize and understand their data. Claris FileMaker and Microsoft Power BI are two powerful tools that play a crucial role in this field. In this article, we’ll take a look at what …
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Deloitte states that SMEs spend $5,000 to $15,000 for a single bot acquisition, while enterprises could spend over $20 million for a complete RPA solution (with engineering, testing, development, and more) of over 500 bots that can displace at least 1,000 employees, resulting in $100 million in savings. Robotic process automation services are expensive. However, …
According to Claris’ FileMaker Pro Release Notes for Version 20.3.1, Flush includes the following three values:1. Always: When setting a field within a loop, the relationship is flushed along with the join data.2. Minimum: When setting a field within a loop, minimal data is flushed.3. Defer: When setting a field within a loop, data and …
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Oops, I Messed Up the Locale Settings of My App A few weeks ago, I used the latest version of the FileMaker Data Migration Tool (FM DMT) to do a deployment. As a chaos monkey myself, I added the -target_locale parameter to my command line and set it to “System” and thought it would keep …
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The FileMaker Data Migration tool (FM DMT) is a great tool that helps developers conduct deployments. To learn how to use the FM DMT, check out our video here: FileMaker Best Practices: The Data Migration Tool. After using the FM DMT to migrate data from one file to another, it is a good practice to …
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