Following the December 2025 meeting of FMburgh (the Pittsburgh FileMaker Developer Group), we asked the attendees which FileMaker-related goal is their focus for the new year and which FileMaker topic they would most like to learn or improve. We also learned that equal numbers of Claris FileMaker developers have resolved to get healthier or achieve a better work/life balance in 2026.
Q1) Which FileMaker-related goal are you most focused on in the new year?
55.1% – Learning new FileMaker features (e.g., JavaScript, Add-ons, APIs)
6.12% – Improving performance and scalability
7.14% – Cleaning up or refactoring an existing solution
5.10% – Improving UI/UX for users
3.06% – Better documentation and maintainability
4.08% – Security and access control improvements
3.06% – Cloud or FileMaker Server improvements
3.06% – Exploring Claris Connect or integrations
13.3% – Useful AI integration
Q2) Which FileMaker topic(s) would you most like to learn or improve in the next year? (Check all that apply.)
3.06% – Performance tuning
5.10% – Beginner fundamentals
9.18% – Deployment & hosting
10.2% – Security & privilege sets
12.2% – Data modeling & relationships
13.8% – Reporting & analytics
22.4% – Scripting & automation
27.6% – Web viewers / JavaScript integration
43.9% – APIs & integrations
51.0% – Advanced techniques
Q3) Which resolution best describes your personal goal for the new year?
7.14% – Learn something completely unrelated to tech
10.2% – Spend less time debugging and more time sleeping
30.6% – Get healthier / more active
5.10% – Travel more
6.12% – Finally organize my digital life
4.08% – Read more books (or finish one)
33.7% – Achieve better work–life balance
3.06% – “I don’t make resolutions”
If you responded to the December 2025 survey, we thank you for your participation. And whether you did or not, we also thank you for checking out the results. To join in on the fun, click here to submit your answers for February’s survey.
