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Can't shake off the critics
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09/07/2002 14:11:47
Joel Leach
Memorial Business Systems, Inc.
Tennessee, United States
 
 
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09/07/2002 03:47:05
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Visual FoxPro
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Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00676469
Message ID:
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Hi Kevin,

I think you have made great effort to convince your managers to stick with VFP. However, developers better than you and me have lost this battle before. At a certain point, we have to stop trying to convince those that will not listen, and decide where our careers should go.

I know it has been mentioned before, but is there a way you can remain involved with the project? Could you offer suggestions for migration, possibly making use of existing code? You likely know more about this application than anyone else. Shouldn't they make sure you are involved with it?

I think it may be time to go along with their decision, otherwise I fear you may be hurting your job security. The best developers don't shy away from learning to use new tools, and Oracle doesn't look bad on a resume.

>Hi
>
>I know this has probably been said before.
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>The Fox Team at MS is doing a great job with VFP and (to me) it's future seems more brighter and it's nice to see more articles/memos on the web about Fox.
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>However, there are still people out there who simply will not budge from their belief that FoxPro's future is uncertain. Time and time again I get confronted with the same old cr*p and have to explain why what they're saying is merely a rumour and that there is no evidence to back up their claim.
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>Personally, I think it is quite an impossible task to remove the chip from these people's shoulders.
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>Does anyone think this may be a prime concern for MS, or will they proceed as they have done to promote Fox and the killing of the rumours would be just an added bonus?
>
>Kev
Joel Leach
Microsoft Certified Professional
Blog: http://www.joelleach.net
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