Kelly,

>"As someone who has been involved with FoxPro since the 80's, and .NET since its early alpha - I just want to point out that both products have a lot to teach the other. As someone whose team owns responsibility for both VFP and .NET data features, our job is to make sure each one learns from the other. There is nothing I enjoyed more in building the latest version of both products than seeing a .NET Program Manager putting VFP screen shots in specs for some of the new data stuff - and conversely, having a VFP PM looking at VS 2005 for ideas on how to implement some of VFP 9's new features."

>Isn't he saying that MS is looking at putting features from dotNet into VFP? He doesn't say what features those are, though. How, then, using the logic of some here, are we supposed to know in which areas dotNet is superior to VFP? It almost doesn't matter I guess, because since VFP obviously must be inferior in at least one or more ways, I better not use it, right?

If you read the other link to Kens message on the VFP home, you'll see that Ken states that the VFPT is working along with the .NET team to incorporate more VFP data functionality into .NET.

Anayways, YAG says here that both products have a lot to teach the other. It is not hard to see and identify that VFP can learn a lot from VS.NET in IDE features and .NET has a lot to learn about VFPs data features and data drivenness. There already are a number of VFP data feature announced for VS.NET (e.g. Enhanced data binding and browse functionality). YAG, with a long history with fox is not for nothing the VS.NET data manager. He brings in a lot of experience and knowledge into the VS.NET team 'how to do data'. And believe me, after attending a VFP9 beta demonstration of both KenL and YAG, he still is very up to date with VFPs development and technology. He even took over from KenL when it came the the reportwriter enhancements, because appearantly he knew more about it than Ken did.


>Kelly
>(now perhaps being more of an a** than a fun-poker? <s>)

Not at all, kelly, as long as you don't insult....

Walter,