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Facebook unveils PHP compiler, HipHop
Yesterday, Facebook announced a new PHP runtime technology, HipHop, which allows PHP applications to run significantly faster.
No Brown M&Ms
Triggers are useful tools a team of software engineers can pull out of their project toolbox. Read more about identifying project risks here.
Setting Lead Assignment Rules with Apex
If you want to create a new Lead via Visualforce or web form with Apex it’s very possible you could overlook the Assignment Rules. As you might know, it’s not even always obvious on the native Lead creation layout. Notice the lower left corner checkbox in the screenshot below. To enforce Assignment Rules in Apex…
How to Make it Easier for Users to Omit Inactive records in Everyday Finds in FileMaker
Learn how to more easily omit inactive records in everyday finds FileMaker and make your solution use more effective here.
Tables, Table Occurrences, and Relationships
Understand the difference between a table and a table occurrence when developing a relationship in a FileMaker solution with our guide.
FileMaker & Snow Leopard (Mac OSX 10.6)
Take a minute to explore what you need to be aware of when updating to OS X 10.6, regarding its compatibility with FileMaker.
Salesforce – Flash Builder Integration Announced
Adobe and Salesforce have always worked well together They are complimentary technologies – Flash is primarily a display platform and Salesforce is more data focused. Using Flex or Flash to present data from the SalesForce cloud is a great way to make a really seamless and slick user experience. This latest development makes that even…
Who should do the estimating?
Check out best practices for estimating tasks and creating the work breakdown structure for a project from experienced developers.
Coding PHP Applications for the Command Line
When writing a PHP app, avoid using the special variables in your internal classes, to more easily test the class outside of a web environment. Learn more.
When FM Scripts Are Faster Than PHP for Custom Web Publishing
Yes, there are times when FileMaker scripts can provide a huge speed improvement over equivalent logic in PHP. Learn about them here.
Caution When Using Script Triggers
Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should. Check out our suggested considerations for using highly anticipated Script Triggers in FileMaker.
Data Viewer won’t display script variables if opened after script start
Did you know that Data Viewer won’t display script variables if opened after script start? Here’s how to avoid this issue in your FileMaker solution.
