Luis,
I work with the idea that "yes, there will be VFP10, VFP11 etc". Why? During long 14 years I heard "COBOL is dead!, COBOL is dead!" (while working with it). No longer work with COBOL (althought there is a NetExpress version of it, it STILL isn't dead).
What does it mather if there will be a VFP10 or not? I still have FoxPro DOS programs running. If there will not be a VFP10 you'll leave VFP8 NOW?
Is dotNet your option? Read this:
"...They have been an unmitigated disaster for everyone who has invested in them. Wrox Publishing, a huge promoter of .NET books in 2002, went out of business when the flood they unleashed on the market were all returned in January of 2003. Another publisher with a major .NET investment barely escaped the same blood bath, and admitted that they didn't have a single money maker in the batch. I couldn't compete with the big boys - indeed, in meetings with Microsoft in 2003, I was advised repeatedly to stay out of the .NET market, as there were already over 300 books planned by other publishers."http://www.hentzenwerke.com/indexwhymoving.htmlYou want to be part of the "disaster" right now? Just beacause...
Think about this: if you are a proficient programmer, from the time MS announces "VFP IS DEAD!" until the time where will be no space left for VFP apps you'll have enough time to learn a new tool to be used instead of VFP, don't you?
I work with computer programming for 30 years, in this time learn many programming languages and can say that in a maximum of one year can learn a new one. I'm not an expert, never was and never will, but think still can feed my family and ever will.
We use to say in Brazil: "the one that dies in the eve is the turkey" (the eve of Christmas), meaning that you shouldn't suffer (or die) before the "disgrace" happens.
I don't know if the above means anything to you, but I can say:
I don't have any plans to leave VFP!Regards,
Fernando
>Hi, I know VFP9 will be out to the market this year, I know that VFP 8 will be supported until 2010, but I wan't to know, will be VFP 9 the last version?
>I hope not.
>Thanks
>Luis
