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17/10/2007 11:24:05
Mike Cole
Yellow Lab Technologies
Stanley, Iowa, United States
 
 
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Other
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 9 SP1
OS:
Vista
Network:
Windows 2000 Server
Database:
Visual FoxPro
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01261463
Message ID:
01261532
Views:
9
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Despite what you say, Grady, I'm looking for a new job, and there are HARDLY ANY VFP jobs going in this country, AFAIKS, never mind in the area where I live. Software dev. has come to a close in this company, due to govt changes in legislation et al. So it looks like I'll be doing neither foxpro nor dev work at all in the near future.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Most of the VFP openings I've seen lately are conversions from VFP to something else (.NET usually). Next week I'm moving to a new contract that is doing exactly that.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I see very little for actual VFP development. Sad, but true..
>>>>>
>>>>>I must admit to knowing next to nothing of .NET. You? Gaining experience on the job or you already up there?
>>>>>
>>>>>What's teh best way to get a toe-hold without there being a requirement to get your teeth in?
>>>>>
>>>>>Any input from anyone welcome here or I won't even have a 'puter to post from soon (Did I hear a big HURRAH!?)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>HURRAH!
>>>>
>>>>If you want to educate yourself with .NET, check out www.learnvisualstudio.net. A lot of movies and is well worth the price.
>>>
>>>Sorry, I couldn't hear the cheer for the sound of barking labs and guns going off.
>>>
>>>Ta Mike.
>>
>>I don't have the lab... that's Mike Beane. I have the yipping little fluffy dog.
>
>Oh, yeah. Well it sounded like a deep voice to me. You were after a lab though, nicht wahr?

I was, but decided we weren't home enough to get one.
Very fitting: http://xkcd.com/386/
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