>Hi Everyone,
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>Hey, I've been playing around with Lianja and was wondering if anyone is using it in a real world environment. What are your thoughts? Is it really VFP 10 as it's claiming to be? Can I preserve most of my base code from my current VFP applications to leverage true 64 bit without sacrificing 100s of thousands of lines of code?
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>I'm interested in your expert opinions.
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>Thanks!
Hank,
If you are using electron why not just do the work in electron? You get the desktop, and can convert to the web without much of an issue. I believe the issue moving from FoxPro to anything is in one's head. I know it was for me. I was so used to having some app that helped with the design and allowed adding code that I came to believe that was the best way to do everything. When I moved to Python (and later to electron) using Dabo I quickly discovered that creating screens and adding code was not a big deal. In fact it had very little to do with the real work. The real work was making sure the controls on the screen did what was required. Don't mis-understand I am NOT saying frameworks don't help - they do. But they also restrict and force you into way of thinking - all in an effort to ease the design process. And I believe this also applies to reporting. If you are using electron then all the web tech is immediately available including all the frameworks. If I am using electron I have node.js and I use vue.js for everything. And I hand code my design (although there are plenty of free html screen designers on the web). My guess is we as former FoxPro just don't realize that creating a screen is not a big deal and our general fear is just silly.
Johnf