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VFP advantages over .NET
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27/07/2016 13:29:13
 
 
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Visual FoxPro
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VFPX/Sedna
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01638709
Message ID:
01638781
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In general, layer N code can't "handle" issues with layer N - X code other than by avoiding use of that code. How could a newer version of VFP avoid the use of SMB?

>No, not rot. It's an OS change. My point is, if there were a VFP team, they could add code in VFP to handle the issue.
>
>>That's not a language bug, it's software rot. It hit any ISAM tables equally, including Access.
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>>>Flip side: Existing language bugs don't get fixed.
>>>
>>>I'm trying to thing of old things in .NET that were renamed. Can't come up with any,
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>None of these are .NET things. They're OS items.
>
>>Well well... who'd a thunk. And that being a flagship product from a company which renamed
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>>- directory into a folder (after refusing to call it a folder all the way into 1995, because that's what it was called on Macs and Ataris)
>>- windows explorer into file explorer (both serious misnomers)
>>- system tray into notification area
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>>There's more, but it was a long day. Can't remember.
Regards. Al

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