re: about the same investment in time and resources -- not even close. This is a RAD development environment that deploys everywhere, no extra coding, and with data at the core. No combination of paid or FOSS tools provides this.

re: programming languages -- that's the point of having Python, PHP and Javascript in the product. Getting programmers in any of those 3 languages is extremely easy. What an company chooses to use is up to them; whether their code is polyglot or monoglot is up to the company.

re: demos -- the beta is available for download. Videos for getting started are available on the web site.

>I'm sure Lianja is a decent product. However, my opinion is this is sort of a sleight of hand to get developers to think they need something like Lianja when all the tools are out there already to accomplish everything for free and for about the same investment in time and resources. In other words, getting developers to plop down a chunk of change and investment in one of their many sub products to think they're really getting something they wouldn't have gotten elsewhere. By the time they figure out they didn't need it - it's too late, you're locked in!
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>Other notes:
>Are you going to have a mishmash of languages or stay with the FoxPro variation?
>Doesn't hiring Lianja proficient programmers seem unlikely - there would be a training cost for new developers.
>Where are the online demos? - I've yet to see anything online - web or mobile- where people can test it out, look at the performance, design etc.
>(it's almost unheard of NOT to have online demos or examples nowadays)
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>So these are some of the red flags I see off the top of my head.
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>>Hi All,
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>>We are running a software company and have a complex database app in the medical field. Since VFP has been discontinued we are searching for another development tool that can move us to the next level. By that I mean:
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>>- A more modern user interface
>>- Running cross platform or at least some tablets natively
>>- A solution to upgrade our application to run in a browser.
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>>This of course without having to rewrite all our code or entirely redesigning (we are using a lot of VFP scripts stored in the database, out there on many clients) the application.
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>>We have found that at least from a functionality POV Lianja seems to fit us best. Granted, it has not been released yet, but so far the comments I've read are positive. The company behind it seems to be a solid company (as opposed to the ones we have seen in the past) and their functionality is certainly looking impressive.
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>>Since it is supporting VFP compatibility to a high degree, it seems very interesting as much code could be ported over without much problems (I'd assume) and we do not have to entirely retrain all programmers into a new programming language. The support for other language like Python, PHP and Javascript as a real bonus I think.
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>>If this works, we are willing to invest in this product. the pricing seems reasonable to me.
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>>My question is what your opinion is about Lianja. Are there any caveats we should know about. Are there any valid reasons not to go this way ?
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>>Thanks,
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>>Walter Meester
>>Mellowood Medical