>That statement has nothing to do with not understanding it. It's been 30 years since I spoke fluent Spanish, but I still understand a lot of it. More if it's written vs. spoken.
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>>10 years of not writing code means he doesn't understand VFP code anymore.
I'm the same with German, tho for me I'm better with spoken than written.
By the same token, it's been 20 years since I've written FORTRAN. Doesn't mean I can't read it and understand it. Same with COBOL (but I'd want a snack and coffee with it)
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