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So for example if you've got no valid alternatives to commands like SET ORDER, REPLACE FOR, SEEK, SCAN FOR WHILE, LOCATE FOR WHILE, CALCULATE FOR WHILE etc.
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Good developers have skill sets that are not inextricibly tied to their toolset. FYI - each and every one of these items you enumerate above can be accomplished in other languages- both on the client and the server. Granted, it may not the exact same way - but they can all be done - and fairly efficiently.

Your way of thinking is crippled to the extent that you cannot think outside the Fox-Box.