I was famous for advising against Custom Functions in the past because it decreased the likely hood that code could be re-used by other people, who didn’t have advanced. Modular FileMaker 2.0 Guidelines when they are released at FileMaker DevCon 2018 will drop the guideline about not using Custom Functions completely. This means that product developers can no drop the ridiculous work-a-rounds to handle the fact that most of their customers wouldn’t be able to copy custom functions into their files. There are no more “haves” and “have-nots”. Everyone can take advantage of RealTime Developer Intelligence Tools like FMPerception and Analysis Tools like Base Elements and Inspector Pro. That means that everyone has access to the advanced tools: custom functions, the DDR, custom menus etc. The End Of a Two-Class SystemįileMaker 17 Pro Advanced is now the only Desktop client. In this post I want to focus on just a couple that I think have major implications for the platform and not necessarily because of what they do specifically in your apps, but because of how they might affect how we approach building high-value FileMaker apps for our organizations and customers. We’ll have other blog posts that will go into more detail on each of the new features and how they work. FileMaker 17 Features I won’t be Talking About The next batch of new stuff is about a year away. If you know the difference between the two, all this kvetching over a given release and its number seem pointless. Second, as I just said FileMaker is a platform, not a product. First, this release does have several game-changing features and capabilities. Frankly, those forum posts are missing the point. I see a lot of bitching about how FileMaker 17 should be FileMaker 16.5 because it doesn’t have enough new features for end users to get a new version number. Let’s take a closer look, shall we? Missing the Point It has great new features and capabilities that once again improve how we approach how we build apps, just like last years big game changer. That’s why I don’t care much about the number 17. They have regular releases of whatever is ready to go. They don’t really have a product release every 2 to 4 years. I think it is time we stopped getting too worked up about product version numbers.
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