Exploring the Possibilities: Home-Cooked Software and Barefoot Developers

Exploring the provocative vision presented at the Local-first Conference, this post delves into the concepts of “home-cooked software” and “barefoot developers.” While not necessarily convinced that this is the definite future, it certainly broadens the horizon, encouraging a deeper consideration of how technology could become more personal and community-focused. The possibilities are as diverse as the communities that might one day shape them.

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AI-Powered FileMaker Scripting: A Comparative Analysis of Script Quality Across Various AI Tools

Each AI platform, including ChatGPT (GPT-4), GPT-3.5, Meta.ai, Mistral.ai, Pi.ai, Perplexity.ai, Copilot Free, Blackbox.ai, Gemini Free, Gemini Pro, and Claude 3, received the same task. The objective was to assess how well these tools could autonomously generate a script that not only performs the task effectively but also adheres to best practices in error management and user interaction within the FileMaker environment.

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