>When VFP first came out I was thrilled to see all
>of the GREAT features that it had. I jumped in
>with both feet. Since then, I have come to
>realize that those features have come with a price
>... Handcuffs.
>
>I feel it is a nice product with a great future
>but gives me too much grief with things that used
>to be simple. I realize that I need to be more
>specific to really get into this but I am just
>curious to see if others have had a similar
>experience.


FoxPro 2.x had handcuffs! The trick is, I think, is to develop reuseable objects. The initial time will be high but it should pay for itself after you get some libraries built up -- I hope.

Tom