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The question is no longer if AI assisted coding will impact your work in FileMaker. The question is when you begin using it and how it shows up in your development process. That adoption may come from Claris through native features, from third party tools, or even from solutions you build yourself by using AI as part of your workflow to generate FileMaker code.

For those of us who have spent decades learning how to write code, this represents a significant shift. The value of manually composing code is decreasing, not because it is unimportant, but because AI can now generate functional code very quickly once it is given clear direction and constraints. The real value moves to defining the problem correctly and validating the results that AI produces.

AI is now capable of handling complex tasks, especially when it is allowed to access documentation, data, and external tools. Much of FileMaker development follows well understood patterns. Generating code is becoming a solvable problem. What remains critical is your ability to determine whether the generated code is correct, complete, maintainable, and appropriate for the business problem being solved.

As a result, the role of the FileMaker developer is evolving. The skills that matter most are architectural thinking, understanding data flow, validating edge cases, and ensuring performance and reliability. I now think of my role less as a coder and more as a software architect or business automation integrator.

How you create FileMaker solutions is going to change, especially if you have not yet used AI as part of your development process. In this video, we will look at how AI can be used to generate FileMaker code and what you may be experiencing in the very near future if you're not already there.