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Client server dead?
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24/04/2001 16:45:43
David Brunelle
Université de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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Visual FoxPro
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Client/server
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00499209
Message ID:
00499304
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That might be one of the reasons why COBOL was dead so many times... :)

(just the wrong person opinion :)

>Make senses to me, but Remember COBOL is actually not really hard to program but have some pretty bad interfaces... =)
>
>>I believe that if it is easy to develop, it is easier to develop it to be easy to use. :)
>>
>>>Well, what is more important according to you.. Something "relativly easy" for the develloper, or something "relativly easy" for the customer. I think each of the two group would choose the side that fit to their advantage... But to be really honest, which one is the most important??? Easy to develop, or easy to use?
>>>
>>>>>>Yesterday, I was in a meeting where I heard an important executive saying that Client-Server tech has become obsolete due to complexity and High costs.
>>>>>>Is this true?
>>>>>>What´s the next level in app development?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>I think this is another case of some non-techie person not knowning the technology. In many companies, web-based apps are starting to replace traditional C/S applications. While the desktop stuff is easier to setup in a web-based approach, it is more difficult for the developer/IT people.
>>>>
>>>>At least it is good to hear that something else is dead for a change... :)))
Nick Neklioudov
Universal Thread Consultant
3 times Microsoft MVP - Visual FoxPro

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that don't work." - Thomas Edison
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