After taking our customary winter break in January, FMburgh, the Pittsburgh FileMaker Developer Group, returns on the first Wednesday evening in February. That means our next meeting takes place on Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 7:00 PM EST. We hope you can join us either in-person or virtually for this hybrid session.
We are pleased to welcome Vince Menanno of Beezwax to the virtual podium as he presents ☠️ ‘Til Technical Debt Do Us Part! ☠️
FileMaker enables rapid development and modifications, a quality that serves as both a blessing and a potential pitfall. In the early stages of a project, this ability to progress swiftly is invaluable. However, as solutions mature and persist over the years, the need for diligent maintenance and adaptation to evolving business workflows becomes critical. Without this, solutions can accumulate technical debt, becoming cumbersome and less adaptable to new requirements.
Managing code effectively involves continuous evaluation and simplification, ensuring it can rapidly adapt to changing business needs. We’ll explore how automation, best practices, and the promise of AI in the future can help reduce technical debt, and preserve the original investment in the solution.
Join us as Vince helps us to understand the concept of technical debt, its impact on your projects, and strategies to mitigate its effects. Discover how maintaining a low technical debt enhances your team’s agility and helps adapt quickly to business changes, and safeguarding your investments in FileMaker solutions.
As is our custom, we will open the floor to general Claris FileMaker discussion at the end of the meeting if time permits, so bring your questions. Hopefully, with a room full of Claris FileMaker experts, we’ll have the answers.
As noted above, you have the option join us remotely. If you prefer to meet live and in living color, the Eat’n Park restaurant in Robinson Twp. is now “the place for smiles” and for great FileMaker discussion. If you do attend in-person, you also have the option to join us at 6:00 PM as we share a meal together before the meeting starts.
You can use the form below to let us know you’ll be there and receive the remote meeting link. Mark you calendars and make plans to join us!
