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16/08/2002 19:07:11
 
 
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16/08/2002 17:08:54
John Ryan
Captain-Cooker Appreciation Society
Taumata Whakatangi ..., New Zealand
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Visual FoxPro
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Miscellaneous
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00690363
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There are many VFPers making (or have already made the switch) to Delphi. We use both VFP and Delphi on a regular basis depending on the requirements. Below is one of the reasons why Delphi is such heavy competition and probably will fair even better down the road:

http://www.delphizine.com/opinion/2002/07/di200207jc_o/di200207jc_o.asp

Tracy

>Chris
>
>>>IMO, the best option is to make the transition to .NET and SQL Server. Although .NET is not guaranteed to succeed, it's hard to see a scenario where Microsoft gives up on it within the next 3 years. SQL Server, IMO, is already established and demand for it is growing.<<
>
>Those who are satisfied with MS can certainly go down that MS-centric route. However a *lot* of the FP people I used to know are now firmly in the Java/Delhi/Kylix/Linux camp. From there, the level of bitterness toward MS and negative comparisons with their new vendors, would worry me if I were the target. It is hard to imagine that those expressing bitterness toward MS in UT today will meekly move into dotNET, there are *lots* of ex-FP'ers to welcome people into the alternative camps, but what would I know.
>
>FWIW, I think dotNET *will* succeed. It will struggle to match Java/Linux because they're "ahead full steam" while dotNET has had a stumbling start. but once we see frameworks etc, IMHO dotNET will be a much easier and viable option for VFP'ers who want to move on. Today it's a bit of a struggle.
>
>Regards
>
>JR
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