>I have an app written with VFP9 and SQL Server 2005. Today I got to watch a demo of a 'clone' of it written with this:
http://www.visualwebgui.com/>Talk about cool! All the lookups and such don't do the stupid webpage-fresh or anything like that - it worked just like a desktop application would. Everyting worked quite fast, the querrys worked fast - screen updated fast, etc. Plus it looked really neat. And, since it's a website - no client-side installs either.
>Certainly no complaints abuot the VFP app - it was quick to get out and serves it's purpose - but
>from where I'm sitting - if I was about to buy one or the other - sure as heck would be the web one over the VFP one. With things like ajax, silverlight and tools like this one, how could a VFP app compete anymore? I love VFP and all - but heck is there a purpose for it anymore? All these other things now seem to have all the advantages that VFP did in them now, plus you get the pretty .net interfaces with them too. I quit using DBC's a while back in favor of SQL & MSDE, but stayed with the VFP front ends. Now I can't find any advantages to the front-end either! (Other than I've aced working with it of course).
Hi Victor
Really interesting!
I saw their demo few years ago when it was still at early stages but now it really shaped up nicely. I wander how is going to look in few years from now ! Time to really undertake learning something like this.
Rick Strahl have blogged about it here
http://www.west-wind.com/WebLog/posts/180727.aspxFact that it is aimed at lower trafic website scenarios (internal apps) is exactly why I think
this might end up being very good at the end. You get rich/fast browser interface and programming environment simillar to standard statefull forms at cost of a bit lowered scalability (server pays the price)
Hit F11 on their demo app, and you will think that you are running cool desktop application.
I just like that ;)
Now, ... Knowing/Using our belowed FOX and this along with it (VFP/CS app behind the scenes doing
heavy data liftings) can create very plausible scenario for companies internal business apps.
Or this can be used as secondary user interface to fully blown VFP C/S application used within company already.
For limited outside world; branches abroad, bussiness partners, associates, agents, travelling executives etc.
It is NET but hey.. will not be the first bitter pill swallowed... <vbg>
Cheers :)
Sergio
