>Ok I got it.
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>IIRC there is nothing :)

Not necessarily. Linux stuff isn't going away. It's actually more stable and backwards compatible than M$ stuff. Most of it actually well honed and oiled over the years - designed and written for programmers by programmers, not by sales departments.

>>>You meant 2011 isn't it?
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>>I meant literally going back to old messages and looking at the alternatives offered at the time. Pick among the survivors - VB6 doesn't look like a contender, nor does Power Builder, ... but anything that was recommended seven years ago and is still around may eventually turn out to have a future ;).