Hank,

Which codeplex project are you talking about ? http://rapidentityframework.codeplex.com/ by any chance ?



>Hi Dennis,
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>since I retired from psychology, I work hard not to hypothesize about others' motivations, since I'm not being paid to do so. <s> I have to admit if I were in the position many others are, I would likely feel as you describe, but I can't speak for others, and every one is an individual.
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>As for the win-win: I couldn't agree more. I was told by an MS PM 3 years ago, I think, that it would be at least this (VS2010) or next (VS2012 from what I read) version of the tools before .Net approximated the development and language facilities of VFP. And it was just in the last month that a codeplex project was created with a lightweight data persistence framework that I know I can convert to use our existing metadata (sans the VFP code which would have to be converted), and be able to run against any backend using our existing tools.
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>My observation, and that of others, about complex systems is that it take 10 years to mature. This applies to complex jobs and skills, but I think applies to complex products as well. .Net is coming up on 10 years, and it's starting to get there. When I read the 1.0 books (I can remember the afternoon, where I was sitting, what kind of day it was, when the first 3 arrived and I pored over them), I knew (with a sinking feeling) that it was going to be a long haul before it matured. From my own experience, it then takes about 5 to 7 years more, beyond initial maturity, to fulfill the capabilities of the system. If that holds, .Net will be "there" in 6 to 8 more years. And when it gets there, there will be dynamic languages that directly access data. I'm willing to bet any and all a pizza on that prediction. <s>
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>Hank
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