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Latest VBPJ Fall 1999 Salary Survey: VFP in trouble?
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12/08/1999 12:12:48
 
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Visual FoxPro
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00252996
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Mark, that sounds great. But fact of the matter is, when I check the classifieds here in Los Angeles area, there are great number of VB positions but very rare to find one for VFP. I've also seen positions looking for both VB and Foxpro skills but to "maintain current Foxpro-based app and rewrite app in VB...". I've never seen an ad that said "rewrite VB app in VFP...".

Moreover, understand my current position. My current company have a lot of both big and little Foxpro apps in all versions, even in Foxpro 2.0 DOS! Sooner or later those have to be rewritten and the new IT Director wants to move away from Foxpro/VFP. IT manager sees the merit of VFP but likes the browser-based front end. Although I prefer VFP, I'm comfortable with both VFP and VB. You guess what my new projects are going to be developed in.

>>Here's an excerpt from the DevX site:
>>
>>"You can do a few things to effect a higher salary, though. Staying on the cutting edge is important. In addition to Visual Basic, developers who know XML make more than those who know other languages. Similarly, if you understand ASP and do multitier development, you're likely to earn more than your peers. Sadly, expertise in Visual FoxPro or PowerBuilder won't be your ticket to financial success."
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>>I'm not trying to bring back the "demise of VFP" thread (which I don't believe) but it's also consistant with what I see is happening in the job market, sadly.
>
>Not where I live. I do not have enough hours in the day to take on all the jobs I have been asked to do. My banker is also quite pleased with our business.
It's "my" world. You're just living in it.
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