>Interesting article Craig. Perhaps it is time that M$ lets the
>world in on its best kept secret - VFP.
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>Selling points to VB people:
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>1.) Backward compatable to FoxBASE+ days (circa 1985); try that in VB...
>2.) OOP - new to VB.NET, been in VFP since 1995 and not required.
>3.) Data engine built in.
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>Isn't there a way M$ could push VFP instead of letting Java and Delphi
>take people away from VB?
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I can see both sides of the arguement. Let's say I'm a VB person, who has decided to not use VB because of what MS has done to VB.Net. At this point, I'm not upset about VB...I'm pissed at MS. I'll most likely move to Delphi or Java.

Now, let's say I move to C#. In this case it's a win for MS.

While I would like to see VFP promoted more to the VB person, I just don't see this happening. MS will spend money to bring people over to C# or keep them in VB because these are the .Net languages, and .Net is the future.