March 2024 DIGFM - Investigate, Accelerate, Collaborate with InspectorPro

This is the March 2024 meeting for DIGFM (Developer Innovation Group in FileMaker). This month is a online/remote meeting.
***NOW ON ZOOM***
To view the Zoom link you must RSVP via this Meetup group (and check your email), or view the link for CLARIS COMMUNITY EVENT - DIGFM (see below).
5:00 PM (PST) for social chat and discuss topics of interests.
5:30 PM (PST) for the presentation.

MAIN PRESENTATION - Investigate, Accelerate, Collaborate with InspectorPro 8 | Vincenzo Menanno

InspectorPro's mission is to stand as the most comprehensive tool available for debugging and troubleshooting your FileMaker solutions.

For years, developers have leaned on the Database Design Report (DDR) to collect, analyze, and report metadata from FileMaker solutions. However, InspectorPro 8 marks a significant shift as it now utilizes the Save as XML format for a multitude of compelling reasons:

A) We now have a new script step “Save a Copy as XML”, which means that we can automate the generation of the XML.
B) It is server-friendly, allowing automatic generation and using it in a script schedule.
C) The structure includes top-level catalog information.
D) It introduces new areas not present in the DDR.
E) This lays the foundation for future capabilities and innovations.

Performance is a key highlight of InspectorPro 8. The initial analysis baseline is impressively 3x to 5x faster than InspectorPro 7. Where the new architecture truly excels is during incremental analysis, boasting speeds ranging from 10x to an astounding 100x faster. Discover the seamless and automated ways to trigger the analysis process, whether scheduled or scripted, enabling you and your team to focus on development without missing a beat.

Explore the history of InspectorPro and understand the groundbreaking foundation it sets. Delve into the engineering journey that led to this point and, more crucially, learn how this tool can elevate your day-to-day workflow as a FileMaker Developer.

Key Takeaways:
• Stay in the development zone with minimal interruption.
• Identify and locate problems quickly and easily.
• Track changes, including when and by whom they were made.
• Integrate InspectorPro into your files or solutions effortlessly.
• Gain detailed version history with attribution for any item.
• Keep your team informed through Slack integration on analysis runs.

I am thrilled to demonstrate how InspectorPro can empower you to build exceptional solutions. Join me in exploring how InspectorPro can becoming an indispensable tool for your team's development workflow.

- Vince

About the Speaker: Vincenzo (Vince) Menanno

With 30 years of full-time experience as a master consultant, as well as a dedicated developer of FileMaker-related products, Vince Menanno has been a featured speaker at many industry events including Claris Engage, FileMaker DevCon, FM Conférence, CQDF, dotFMP, EngageU as well as regularly at DIGFM and dozens of other FileMaker Developer meetups.

As a community leader, Vince prioritizes innovation and knowledge-sharing through research, mentoring and presentations. He’s recently received the Claris Excellence Award for Lifetime Achievement, and helped Beezwax earn a Claris Excellence Award for Advocacy.

In addition to his work as Chief Innovation Officer at Beezwax, Vince is the creator of InspectorPro, a leading FileMaker development tool that provides in-depth solution analysis.

Born to an Italian family and having grown up in Montreal, Vince now splits time between the Oakland hills and Florida shores, along with his wife, son and daughter. His ongoing passions include innovation, architecture, data visualization, sharp knives and vehicles in space.

SCHEDULE
Social time from 5:00pm to 5:30pm PST
Open discussion via WebEx from 5:30pm to about 7:00pm PST.

CLARIS COMMUNITY EVENTS - DIGFM:
https://community.claris.com/en/s/group/0F90H000000gDZ4SAM/digfm

ONLINE ATTENDEES - ***ZOOM***
To view the ***ZOOM*** link you must RSVP via this Meetup group, or view the link when its posted on CLARIS COMMUNITY EVENTS - DIGFM (see above).

DIGFM YouTube channel (please subscribe!):
https://www.youtube.com/c/DIGFM