Hello John,

My perception of the article is the same as yours. It does not say 'better than' anywhere. It poses a 'why would you' question without necessarily answering it. Some VFP virtues are articulated and then a motivation/benefit is suggested -- namely 'legacy code.'

But should we declare this as evidence of MS support for VFP? ha, ha, ha A useless debate regardless since the issue of MS support has been increasingly overshadow by the issue is market support. IOW, how about a VFP job? I really love VFP. And I think Elizabeth Hurley is a hottie too! I just don't realistically see a much of a future with either.

Steven-

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>While I'm pleased to see a quote like this, I'm not sure it is something to have a party about.
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>Perhaps it is a cultural thing... but can you point me to the bit of the quote that encourages use of VFP over VB or VC++? I don't see it.
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>OK, so VFP is fast at strings. VFP is written in C++. So...
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>VFP has OO. So does VB and C++. So...
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>VFP allows reuse of legacy code. Ah.
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>To be honest, some people might perceive the quote as being a bit defensive... sort of like
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>"Why would you live in Outer Mongolia?
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>Because real estate is cheap, you can ski all year around, healthcare is free, and your black-and-white TV will be the best on the block."
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>My take: this quote will do nothing to improve VFP's perception by business decisionmakers. I don't see hordes of seasoned VB'ers or VC++'ers responding to the bugle call, either. In short, it is marketing to *us*. Pretty effective marketing it seems as well.
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>Regards
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>JR