We made a switch to WinDev as primary dev-tool about 2 years ago. We still have several apps we maintain in VFP9 and which still look and work great. But WinDev allowed us to do a whole bunch of new stuff and I must say learning it and working in it brought back the fun I experienced with VFP. Coding had become a chore in VFP (been there, done that) but with WinDev I'm really enjoying it again. I think a VFP developer can pick up WinDev in 3 to 6 months - not know everything, obviously, but producing market ready apps in that time-frame.


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>I'm curious how many of you have no interest in learning a new language and want to end your career with foxpro. As for myself, unfortunately at the job that I just quit this January I worked strictly with Visual Foxpro and mostly foxpro data with some sql server so it was basically a career killer job, now I'm going back to do some work with my old clients which is strictly VFP 9 and SQL Server. I quit because I'm getting into real estate and have no desire to learn any new programming languages anymore, wouldn't mind some "gigs" programming in foxpro as side work to supplement my real estate (which I'm doing now with my old clients).
>Since I'm single and probably can get away with managing my real estate remotely my options are open to travel anywhere.
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>- How many of you are in the same position?
>- What are the prospects for foxpro consulting?
>- What hourly rate are you guys seeing for this? (for my old clients I kept the old hourly rates that I had with them 8 years ago, not sure what is the market right now)
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>Thanks!