A Bridge among two incredible technologies. FileMaker WebDirect is an incredible deployment tool that has revolutionized how we deliver apps. However, one common request we hear from clients is the need for “Rich Text Editing” that also prints perfectly on reports—something that has traditionally been challenging in a web environment. Rather than seeing this as
Gemini Plans, Claude Executes: The “Two-Brain” Workflow If you open X today, you will see hundreds of posts about vibe coding and how everyone is creating crazy tools, dashboards, and even full-production apps making money. All that information can be overwhelming. But don’t sweat. It’s actually quite simple. Here’s what I have personally found to
For years, the promise of multi-agent AI collaboration has been a mirage. Tools like OpenRouter or Poe’s multi-bot chats offer what I call “stateless multiplexing.” A human architect submits one prompt and gets back three, five, or ten isolated replies.
The cognitive load isn’t reduced; it’s multiplied. The human must then act as a low-level filter, manually reading every response, identifying contradictions, filtering hallucinations, and composing a single coherent answer.
The AIs aren’t collaborating. They are performing parallel monologues. They have no shared context, no persistent memory, and no way to build upon each other’s work.
Every FileMaker developer eventually meets the FRINGE. That strange, irrational territory where the “wrong” solution works, the “right” one fails, and the database gods simply laugh.
In this journey, what began as a simple calculation refresh became a Twilight Zone episode—until the collective BORG wisdom took over. Resistance was futile… but the lessons were priceless.
In today’s enterprise FileMaker solutions, one button click can trigger a sophisticated symphony of operations. But how do you decide when your scripts should block the user until everything is finished, and when they should let the system flow asynchronously? This deep dive walks through real-world scenarios and architecture patterns—showing how to manage data dependencies, ensure consistency, and boost performance by choosing the right orchestration model for each process. Learn how universal cascade engines, JSON-driven configuration, and transactional integrity can elevate your solution from functional to exceptional.
Introduction This tutorial is your comprehensive, practical guide to OData in FileMaker Server 21.1.x and beyond, designed for engineers who want to understand, implement, and troubleshoot real-world OData integrations with FileMaker. Why OData Matters OData (Open Data Protocol) is now a first-class feature of FileMaker Server, enabling standard, RESTful access to your data for reporting,
In the Valley of FileMaker, we found complexity born not of malice — but of time. Through layered scripts, value lists, and fragile logic, we unraveled the tangle not with judgment, but with clarity. Together — a human and an AI — we refactored, simplified, and respected what came before. This is our story of rebuilding trust in the native tools of a misunderstood platform.
