>Dear Marcus
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>We wrote our first dotNET widget last year. I have to go to a certain hospital in Rochester next week to push the "go" button. The customer does not give a jot that their interface and screens are dotNET. The customer could not care less that the backend stuff is in VFP.
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>Behind the hoopla I really, really don't think it is that big a deal. Modern tools have removed much of the arcania and we need to focus relentlessly on the value we provide for the customer- and of course our special attributes that prevent competitors eating our lunch.
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>I *especially* don't think it is smart go go around banging a gong saying "VFP is dead". I agree with you, it is "mature" and developers in all mature arenas should have other skills as well. But so should dotNET developers. In these multinational and swiftly moving times, only the absolute gurus can afford to put all their eggs in one basket.
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>Regards
>
>JR

John;

We have to be careful not to put too many eggs into any basket or we could end up with an omelet! :)

Tom