>Do you search for your name in the messages? You weren't supposed to see this!

No ... I have my spies. <g>

~~Bonnie



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>>Oh great, Perry ... thanks for dragging me into this conversation. <g> Seriously, though, thanks for the pat on the back. But, I try to avoid these types of threads ... way too much controversy for my tastes! <s>
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>>~~Bonnie
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>>>Don't have any problem. But you are trying to make points without having done any research. Which is a skill very evident here. You're the one who stated, "If I didn't work with you and if you weren't my friend, I would be inclined to blast your argument".
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>>>I'm just blasting back, I suppose. There are at least 2 people who frequent here who's level of knowledge I respect highly and who do mostly dotnet today. They are Kevin and Bonnie Berent. The other people have just moved on. You don't see them posting here anymore. And they are probably gone for forever.
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>>>Kevin and Bonnie are both designing systems in dotnet. Neither has complained that they can't get things done because there is no concept of cursor in dotnet.
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>>>I just ran into an old collegue who's doing dotnet. He's doing it with several ex-VFP guys. And doing quite nicely at it.
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>>>>Perry,
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>>>>I ask questions when I don't know something. I have no idea who Kevin Goff is. Hopefully, when I read his response, I will learn something. What is your problem?
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>>>>>Jeff,
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>>>>>You are trying to start a war over semantics. You question Kevin Goff on his level of knowledge and ability. Have you read any of his excellent articles in "Code"? There are a handful of folks who post here that I wouldn't look to question a response of theirs. He's right up there in the list.
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>>>>>If your questioning how many dotnet apps there are out there, all you need to is attend a user group meeting. There are plenty of them out there. In any given month there are at least 4 meeting in the general Los Angeles area.
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>>>>>>>Aren't you curious at all as too why so many have left VFP?
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>>>>>>>PF
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>>>>>>Perry, Perry, Perry,
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>>>>>>If I didn't work with you and if you weren't my friend, I would be inclined to blast your argument.
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>>>>>>No one "leaves" VFP, just as no one leaves COBOL, Ada, ASM, or any other language. Some programmers, by choice, enhance their skill sets with new or existing technologies. Some may choose .Net, some Java, and some may choose to stick with VFP. What's the big deal here? I know a 76 year old woman who is a contract COBOL programmer for Northrop Grumman who has more work than she can handle. Guess why.
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>>>>>>Keep in mind that VFP has kept a bunch of us employed at the same company at decent contract rates for a few years now and, as you know, we will have a few more years at minimum. Also remember that this same company has wasted tens of millions of dollars trying to develop Java apps to replace the ones we are enhancing / maintaining. I believe many companies have, are, and will experience similar situations in the medium term. We have seen it before, We are seeing it now, and we will see it again.