>I feel that you never tried .Net:)
>Terry,
>I feel that you never tried .Net:)
>Cetin

Never had a gig where I needed to use it. Besides - the meat of almost all development tools are NODE collections. I do work a lot with objects that are used by most app gui's. I am sure you have also recognized that development tools are pretty much the same - except VFP is more generalized. VFP is now a thinner client than IE or NOT!. NOT is for corporate or bench or infra-structure (cube) programmers. I don't work that market.

My bet is that Java (of which I know some) is dominating and will continue to push NET into the realm of those shops that can't get a developer like me!:-)

People use Microsoft on their Desktop - but they are looking at ways of avoiding M$ - too big - too mean - MicroSoft has forgotten that it stands or falls by customer satisfaction. Almost a Piazo schme- 3 years of benchies on a half finished project - and viola M$ has something else to throw shrimp at - and the owners get to listen to the pocket protector brigade chiming all the problems in the last unfinished project will be resolved with a new M$ tool - as long as the boss coughs up the passage accomodation to put the IT "herd" in front of those Redmond buffets - so they can deliver a newer version of the project that is never complete.

Users are being conned. Life Cycle costs have gone up - and now Micro$oft, with Vista - is essentially locking down the user's options. We will soon be nickled and dimed to death for the privilege of offering up our desktops to M$'s next great spyware container.

MicroSoft is a monster. It feeds on the lowest common denominator of skill and dedication - which means there will be a lot of unfinished NOT projects in the next few years for me to pick up after (again)!

Still - VFP is hot - but not irreplacable - just as Microsoft. Don't bet on NET - Java will dominate the server application market -heck DHTML and JavaScript make great GUIs.

NOT is for zero-geeks that see themselves sitting in a cube with a Robert Half name-tag pinned on their tie.

NOT is just another language designed for slow learners - thats why they made it - most of us could learn it up in a couple of days. It's the "grid-heads", who produced less than desirable products in VFP that are moving to NOT - because they think brand affiliation (conformity) indstead of dedication is the way to go.

Java will kill NET - I have no doubt about it - and neither should you - it withers on the vine as we speak! Look at all the tricks - why is NOT the top menu item on the main page - when there is barely any activity in that forum - why?