>At the end of 1989/early 1990 I won an award from the Dept of Agriculture for a database app I did in Fox.
>I was 24. I was certainly a decent developer, but really did not deserve the accolades I received. The truth is, Fox was one heck of a tool.

(Belated) Congratulations! :-)

>FoxPro, Turbo-C, and CodeBase (from Sequitur) were my first loves. You never forget your first loves.

True that.

>But beyond that, the SQL Server platform runs circles around Fox (as well it should, as MS has been enhancing it). I think you need to separate the sentiment of what Fox helped us do, with what we have today.

"You'll never take me alive, copper!" :-)

>I loved Fox as much as anyone here. I will not say "more", but I'll certainly say I loved it "as much". But beyond that, your statements just don't hold water.
>Tell you what, go venture from the friendly confines of this forum and post that message on a database tech forum - see what they say. :)

The truth is fundamental. It doesn't depend upon perspective, opinion, or other factors. Everyone on Earth can say negative things about VFP ... I still know its merits. I will laud them alongside other tools, as I point my software development efforts toward bringing us the next VFP-compatible version that will include new design features, giving her a new lease on life, and more than just some plastic surgery. True enhancements.

In any event ... it's the lens I see these things through ... the "what it could be" as I, the developer striving to make it happen, proceed (to my sadness, alone).