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VFP7 and CLR
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From
03/10/2000 16:00:59
 
 
To
03/10/2000 15:52:33
John Ryan
Captain-Cooker Appreciation Society
Taumata Whakatangi ..., New Zealand
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Other
Title:
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00420459
Message ID:
00424339
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20
>John
>
>Over one third of the worl'd population perceives thaat chopsticks are a better way to eat than forks. So forks must be doomed, right?
>
>We need to stop this. Sure, some people are sensitive and exposed to "what the market perceives" about products. Contractors living hand-to-mouth are- they *need* to be part of the big wave to have the best chance of business. Those who write books obviously care. Others are not exposed the same way.
>
>For example: in Bristol 2 weeks ago I met a Cobol programmer. I'm prepared to bet a fair sum that he earned more than you last year. He couldn't give a $%^&* about what the market preceives about Cobol, the fact is that he has 3 Cobol clients (yeah, only 3) for whom the cost of rewriting far exceeds the cost of making him a wealthy man till he retires.
>
>Should he move to CLR too?
>
>Regards
>
>JR

JR,

Nahh.. He should move away from VFP and to VB. At least that's the one-note I keep hearing...

<g>

Best,

DD
Best,


DD

A man is no fool who gives up that which he cannot keep for that which he cannot lose.
Everything I don't understand must be easy!
The difficulty of any task is measured by the capacity of the agent performing the work.
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