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What happened to FileMaker Pro? I am too young to have used it, but I often wonder (based on what I heard about it) if we're reinventing it on the web, time and
by porker 12y ago
What happened to FileMaker Pro? I am too young to have used it, but I often wonder (based on what I heard about it) if we're reinventing it on the web, time and time again.
- jasoncrawford 12y agoWell, it still exists: http://www.filemaker.com/ http://www.filemaker.com/ At its peak, FileMaker did around $100M in annual revenue, and was eventually acquired by Apple. It operates independently. Many people still use it, along with Microsoft Access, and there are still consultants who make a living off of it. FileMaker never really made the transition to the Web, though. (They added “Web publishing” features but, as far as I understand, never became a true cloud app. There are some cloud databases and “app builders” online, such as Zoho Creator, Intuit QuickBase, TrackVia, and Knack HQ (to name just a few). To my knowledge none of them have very wide adoption. IMO the motivation behind all of these is good, but a different approach is needed—which is what we're doing with Fieldbook: https://fieldbookapp.com/demo https://fieldbookapp.com/demo
- porker 12y agoWow, Fieldbook looks awesome! What are you using as the datastore behind it? And the interface framework - entirely custom or built on AngularJS or similar?
- jasoncrawford 12y agoThanks! It's backed by Mongo. Node server with a Backbone front end. A lot of custom code, though.