

In the most extreme cases, these go entirely undocumented by FileMaker Inc. What’s this have to do with FileMaker, you ask? Well, the new FileMaker 15 is now available, and the inevitable question comes up “should we upgrade?” Sometimes the best discoveries when a new version of FileMaker hits the shelves are the “sleeper” features and under-the-hood improvements.

There’s a compounding effect: it doesn’t take long before these small gains in efficiency add up to a huge economic impact overall. The individual rider might shrug at a mere 50 minutes saved per week, but the planners and economists multiply that 50 minutes by the number of people who ride that route during a typical week and see something much bigger. In the transit-planning universe, planners and economists often get excited about 5 minutes shaved off of a 30-minute bus ride.
