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09/04/2007 14:42:03
 
 
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09/04/2007 12:40:31
John Baird
Coatesville, Pennsylvania, United States
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Visual FoxPro
Category:
Other
Title:
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01213261
Message ID:
01213564
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I've talked to several VFP "gurus" who have had to go in behind other "gurus" and clean up their mess. I was told that the code was so bad, they pretty much started over. The project I'm thinking of was for a large, US-based entertainment company.


>Doesn't stop Walter, et.al. either. Most mom and pop's use VFP stuff:
>1. Because most VFP programmer's work cheap
>2. Because it doesn't matter how much spaghetti code is written
>3. Because anybody can do it.
>
>If your code is put to rigorous coding standards and review, most VFP code wouldn't hold up, with the exception of a number of good 3rd party tools. I have had to fix a few VFP code nightmares created by some BIG consulting firms who specialize in VFP.
>
>VFP lets you make poor programming choices and then doesn't penalize you for it.
Craig Berntson
MCSD, Microsoft .Net MVP, Grape City Community Influencer
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