Insightful articles to help you expand your FileMaker knowledge.
FileMaker Performance Optimization
“97% of the time, Premature optimization is the root of all evil”
I think I first read this quote of Tony Hoare in McConnell's “<a ...
Appended PDFs in FileMaker Go (FM16)
Impossible Spaces in Virtual Reality
I have been fascinated with impossible places. Things like the Doctor Who Tardis, Hypercubes, and M.C. Escher’s impossible objects, lead me to happy daydreams. ...
4D & FileMaker Events
This spring and summer are shaping up to be pretty interesting for FileMaker and 4th Dimension developers from an education and skills development perspective. I ...
Modular FileMaker Part 1
“Modular programming is a software design technique that emphasizes separating the functionality of a program into independent, interchangeable modules, such that each contains everything necessary ...
The Complete Guide to FM iOS App Development
When FileMaker announced it was launching a SDK for creating native iOS apps, this was very exciting news. Developers now have the ability to ...
fmreauthenticate Refresher
Have you ever needed a user to quickly pop into their FileMaker solution and not become disconnected when switching networks or putting the device ...
4th Dimension V16
4th Dimension 16 is out with numerous enhancements and significant performance improvements.
Upgrading to 4D v15
The upgrade process for 4D v15 is just a little more complicated than past upgrades.
Back to Basics
With some careful planning and a bit of experience, a simple FileMaker solution can be built to fix a simple problem within 30 minutes.
Travel & Technology
From a technology standpoint, I would say traveling in Korea and Japan was perhaps actually easier than the US, since sometimes the airport and hotel ...
DevCon 2016 Report
This year’s DevCon consisted of three days of sessions, each broken up into four one-hour chunks, with plenty of time for lunch and breaks. This ...
