>>Want to get opinions on the near future of Web (Client/Server) development. Do you think we will be going the route of Java/J++ or stay more towards HTML/ActiveX?
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>>Basically, should we look at Java/J++ and learn it to some extent or concentrate on ActiveX/VFP development?
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>as I told u in private email
>this depends if MS will have it the way they want or no
>IMHO MS want's it the ActiveX way and they made J++ to "tempt" the java developers into the ActiveX route aswell
>also as I told u , they invest in MSIE, which cleverly enough supports
>java and javascripts but also shows u how nice the activeX world is (MSIE in itself is based on ActiveX technology) with all the ActiveX components
>oh yeah , and they are giving it for free...

Arnon

Sorry to make you repeat yourself but I think the topic was becoming so interesting (and important) that it needed to be made public on UT. Especially since MS is just now releasing J++ 1.0 as we speak. I think this is good food for thought for serious (& imaginative) VFP programmers.

Thanks For Your Patience,
Tom