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FileMaker Master Class - Broader View           DETAILS:   What   FileMaker Master Class Who   Ray Cologon Where   Courtyard Marriott 474 Main Ave Norwalk, CT 06851 When   23 - 25 September 2015 Level   Advanced Language   English Cost   USD $1,250 Book Your Place Now! The Master Class requires a minimum of 15 Attendees to take place and is limited to a maximum of 20 Attendees. Places will be allocated in the order that reservations are received, up to the maximum for the event. All registrations are binding. Invoices will only be issued if the event in question reaches the required minimum number of registrations. The final decision will be made 15 August 2015 based on whether the minimum number of attendees has been reached.       DESCRIPTION:   The 2015 FileMaker Master Class is an intensive three-day seminar dedicated to expanding your knowledge and broadening your approach to FileMaker development. With a cap of 20 attendees, topics such as Perspectives on Solution Design, Application Models, Advanced Scripting Techniques and Designing for Scalability are explored with insight, energy and rigour. Join one of the most widely recognised innovators in FileMaker today, Ray Cologon, for a challenging, enlightening and inspiring three days of new ideas, elegant code and real-world information. The class will take place over three days and will comprise six substantive and wide-ranging topics as detailed below. Each topic will commence with a presentation and overview of the key points, including or followed by demos as appropriate. Subsequently for each main topic, questions and discussion will be invited, after which a workshop format will be adopted to explore key ideas emerging from the discussion. Examples and proof-of-concept files will be available to participants, and further examples contributed by participants during the classes will (with permission) also be made available to attendees. Interaction between participants is encouraged as part of a mutual learning, exploration and professional development process. However, please be aware that extended discussion may impact the schedule, and the ability to cover all the planned content.           LIST OF TOPICS:             Day 0 (The evening before)   Dinner and Preliminary Discussion       – Dinner in a restaurant (not covered by the event fee)       – Introduction of Presenter and Participants       – Overview of the Schedule Day 1   Introduction       – Logistics and Orientation       – Framework and Purpose of the Master Class   Perspectives on Solution Design       – Taking the "Design Rethink" Opportunity       – The Simplicity Principle as a Solution Design Axiom       – Evolving Concepts of User Interaction Modelling       – Getting More out of FileMaker Interface Elements       – Doing More with Less: Visual Dynamism Options       – Achieving Precision, Subtlety & Depth with Object/Attribute Controls       – Harnessing the New FileMaker Design Surface       – Designing for Device-specific Operability   Data and Structure: FileMaker Application Models       – Reviewing Data Modelling and Entity Relationships       – A Deeper Look at the Handling of Associative Entities in FileMaker       – Conceptual Separation between Tables and Table Aliases (TOs)       – Graph Management and its Implications       – Optimal Use of Themes and Styles in FileMaker       – File Structures: Data Separation & Multi-Application Solution Options       – Multi-Platform & Multi-Device Design Considerations       – Understanding and Managing File Interdependencies       – Versioning and its Implications and Practicalities Day 2   Process Control: Advanced Scripting Techniques       – Abstraction and the Principles of Modular and Reusable Code       – Precise Timing Control in Loop and Interaction Applications       – Optimal Solution Script Architectures       – Management of Lengthy Script Sequences and User Feedback Options       – The Concept of "Processing in Place" vs Macro Coding       – Server and Client Trade-Offs including Perform Script on Server       – Advanced Control and Automation Techniques using Script Triggers       – Code Architectures for Solution Management and Control       – Control Systems for Managing Version Deployment   Code Logic: The FileMaker Calculation Engine       – Steps Towards Optimal Handling of Code and Data       – Logical Dependencies, Redundancy & Code Efficiency       – Logic in the Interface Layer       – Compound Syntax Challenges       – Code Optimisation and the FileMaker Calc Engine       – Native Calculation Power vs Extensibility with Plug-Ins and Custom Functions       – Examples of Alternate Code Models for Complex Calculations       – Techniques for Controlling Calculation Dependency Day 3   Designing for Scalability       – FileMaker Development Life-Cycle Overview and Options       – Frameworks for Design Validation and Load Testing       – Design and Development Techniques that Scale vs Those that Fail       – Special Considerations and Optimisations for Large-Scale Solutions       – Understanding the Nuances of Indices and their Implications.       – Understanding FileMaker's Caching Systems       – Advanced Control of Referential Integrity in FileMaker       – Local-Code/Remote-Data and WAN Optimisation   Advanced Development Techniques & Quality Assurance       – Value and Trade-Offs of Standards-Based Development       – Considering a Frameworks-Based Approach       – Effective Models for "Harmony" with FileMaker       – The Anatomy of Error - Fault Tracing in FileMaker       – The Value of Stubs and Maquettes in Testing and Analysis       – Quality Assurance in the Context of the FileMaker Development Life-Cycle       – Etiology and Remediation of Database File Corruption       – Innovative Deployment Models for the FileMaker Platform       – Custom Environments for Solution Management   Conclusion       – Review, Q&A, Discussion       – Feedback, Evaluations and Follow-Up       – Closure           DOWNLOADS:   The outline (list of topics, as above) can be downloaded as a pdf document here . The full content details can be downloaded as a pdf document here .       THE PRESENTER:     Ray is the founder of NightWing Enterprises, a Platinum member of the FileMaker Business Alliance and provider of advanced FileMaker services to clients around the globe. For well over a decade, his innovative FileMaker techniques and examples and his books on FileMaker development have provided resources to developers wishing to elevate their skills or extend their reach. Ray is an award winning speaker, and in 2005 was recipient of a FileMaker Inc. award for Leadership and Technical Excellence in FileMaker Pro. In addition to authoring FileMaker books, articles, technical briefs and training materials, Ray has been a presenter at numerous FileMaker conferences and events and has been a longstanding contributor to FileMaker discussion lists and co-moderator of several public FileMaker forums.

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