>>You folks at Myers&Stauffer are, without a doubt, exceptionally talented. My hat is off to you. Keep up the good work!
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>>>By limiting yourself to one specialty, your doing diservice to yourself and any clients you may have acquired. Your statement can be very discouraging to any new programmer.
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>>>'Mastering' a language is very subjective. Some people learn at a very rapid rate should not be intimidated by your statement. The limit is the sky ... nothing more and nothing less ...
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>First I'm half-baked and mediocre. Now I'm exceptional. I don't know. I guess I'll settle for somewhere in between. How's that for a compromise?
If you are a MPC in VB, why did you pick up VFP? I personally feel that I am proficient in both VFP and Delphi and would not consider myself mediocre. I know that I used the "half-baked" to describe the MS philosophy of one IDE and choice of languages as it hasn't materialized yet; for example, VJ++ 1.0 and VC++ 5.0 shared the same IDE, but now VJ++ 6.0 more resembles VB but is still a unique IDE...
Unless a consultant provides source code for an application, why should a client care about the language? In a corporate development setting, I would argue that it is a very compelling decision as one must consider the available FUTURE talent pool.
From everything I read in the "trade rags," one should strive to be proficient in at least VB, VC++, or Java at this time. You're experience seems to put you in a good position, while I have experience in two niche products. ;)
Best Regards,
Jack Mendenhall
Director, Information Systems
Reisurance Management, Inc.
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