>>>>>The people who believe it.
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>>>If Hank's vision doesn't happen- and he has openly accepted that possibility- then it's a shame though it doesn't make him a victim. If it does happen, then suddenly your old code has value as well- if you allow it to.
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>>My old code went away when VFP died and was buried years ago.
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>This is very strange. So what ever happened to all the VFP apps that you wrote before you converted to NET ?
>Most of VFP developers I know still have tons of code running in production.
>It is exactly why it is very difficult for most of us to convert into something else. If I am ever forced to move out of VFP then I will sure
>(I will have to!) look for a tool that can reuse most of my existing code. Be that Lianja, Alaska or any other tool.
>I can afford to perhaps rewrite some parts if it is absolutely necessary, but full rewrite (old code 'buried') is simply NOT an option.
>
>How come you got off VFP so easily ?

I still have VFP code in production at various client sites (and at home).

Any maintenance other than trivial immediately bring up the possibility of a rewrite. Modern interface, web interface, SQL database (if not using SQL already), speed, and maintainability all are considered. They are all liabilities on the VFP side.

Then the application is rewritten :)

The only projects in recent years involving VFP I have dealt with that weren't originally written by me are strictly rewrites to .NET.

I invested time and money (classroom training) in learning .NET and especially ASP.NET. I was not going to try to drag old code with me into the future.

It has paid off very well.