Zero to Awesome - Predevelopment Conventions

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Zero To Awesome - Predevelopment Conventions

Posted by: Editor / Wednesday, February 13, 2008 – 6:41pm

by Matt Petrowsky

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Using specific naming conventions is all about 'making sense'. Not only about what you're developing right now, but also what you're going to need to understand in the future - about your own solutions!

"Keeping things simple" has always been a popular phrase, however, when it comes to creating, and more importantly maintaining, a complex database system, you need to understand what you've done.

There are many cryptic ways to define and document your solution. In my opinion, and that of a few other well respected developers, the KISS model of naming and conventions used within a FileMaker solution go a long way towards making it easier to maintain and enhance.

This video contains the conventions I'll be using as I showcase my work on the My Invoicer solution.

Details: Released - 2/13/2008 / Size - 15.71 MB / Length - 14 min

About author

Matt Petrowsky is the Senior Editor for ISO FileMaker Magazine. Matt has been involved with FileMaker Pro since the early '90s. Having authored many articles, a popular book, spoken at conferences and seminars, as well as provided private training, Matt is continuously updating his knowledge and skill about the powerful FileMaker platform. You can contact Matt by sending email to editor@filemakermagazine.com.