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Visual FoxPro and .NET
Use the right tool for the job.
Sometimes you do not have “the right tool”, but succeed in spite of perceived limitations.
Our company hires Interns (college students) and we had one that I was truly impressed with! He was not given a copy of Visual Studio, however he had Notepad. He created a very sophisticated Dot NET application that assists us in our plant.
Other tools besides Notepad are available for Dot NET development. Some are free.
If you really want to do something in life you do not always need the most “stylish” or “acceptable” tool. It does take a desire and willingness to do your homework and think out of the box. When you are satisfied with what you are doing then by all means remain so.
For those developers who do not work for corporations who supply Visual Studio .NET, and who depend upon programming to earn a living, they will find a solution. Yes, VS .NET costs money. The cost of VS .NET is not that much more than VFP.
Again use the right tool for the job. Where the market is has a lot to do with driving the tools people use. Markets vary. In all likelihood, your market will not be the same as that of others.
Indications are that VS .NET is selling more copies than VFP. There must be a market for VS .NET.
Tom
>I have a well worn CD of VFP 6 which has served me gallantly for 8 years. Eight YEARS! I develop small applications for my work, my church and myself and I enjoy the power and freedom - especially because I can develop 'under the radar' of those darn DBA's and WEB server guys.
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>To get a similar environment using .NET would cost me 1000 Dollars up front just for starters - and .NET is harder to implement for a multi-user app - then I have to start buying licences for MSSQL or use JET/ACCESS as a back end - and where is my local database?
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>Go ahead and leave me behind - but...
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>... I live in Canada where $1000 is a week's pay - what about the 1000's of developers in Brazil, India or Russia where that would be 2-3 months pay - do you think they will be moving over?
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>Microsoft has had the same problem with XP - they have addressed it by selling certain non-english versions of XP at cut rate prices.
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>That just wouldn't fly with .NET so I can't see how Microsoft can sell .NET to anyone but big companies who have the cash.
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>FOXPRO and VFP have been on the way out since 1993 - It will still be on-the-way-out long after .NET has become .HISTORY
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