Nowadays everything is a service. You buy some cloud service, you package your app in the way they tell you to, and that’s it.

FileMaker enhances database integration with AI using GetTableDDL and field annotations. These features clarify database schema in SQL DDL, enabling AI to understand data structures without needing to rebuild existing systems. Proper annotation boosts data legibility, ensuring AI models produce meaningful insights, thus fostering effective AI strategy for legacy FileMaker solutions.

The SOLID principles improve code durability, flexibility, and scalability by emphasizing clear responsibilities, ease of change, and strong design. Each principle—Single Responsibility, Open/Closed, Liskov Substitution, Interface Segregation, and Dependency Inversion—contributes to manageable systems where changes don't adversely impact unrelated components, thus promoting maintainable and resilient code.

Importing data using FileMaker, server-side processing improves performance and simplifies workflow. Using the server-compatible Export Field Contents script step reduces technical complexity makes the code more AI-friendly, and ultimately benefits performance and maintenance.

With FileMaker 2026, solutions that run in the browser render proper semantic HTML, apply ARIA attributes automatically, manage keyboard focus in dialogs and popovers, and announce dynamic changes like found set updates so assistive technology can follow along.

FileMaker 26 introduces Window UUIDs, enabling developers to create and manage window-specific variables using JSON. This innovation simplifies state management across multiple windows without the need for global variables or complex table structures. It reduces technical debt, enhances workflow flexibility, and allows for isolated, lightweight data storage specific to each window.

Claris launched the MVP program to recognize community contributors, honoring Beezwax's Vince Menanno as one of the first Claris MVPs. In this interview, Vince emphasizes the significance of active participation, learning, mentoring and knowledge-sharing within the FileMaker developer community.

Julian Nadel is president and founder of Beezwax. He's celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Beezwax with this update to his original Blog post – with thoughts on how Beezwax works, and why.

For nearly a decade, Beezwax has offered apprenticeships for software engineering and coding school graduates, creating opportunities to gain professional training and real-world experience in software development and consulting. The program includes intensive training in FileMaker and AI followed by client project work. Beezwax values diverse backgrounds and provides mentorship to foster continuous learning and career growth.

You are six months into a typical Next.js project. Your server components are fetching data directly from the database, your API routes are importing your ORM directly, and your business logic is scattered between page.tsx files and route handlers.