Is it a natural progression? There's an interesting discussion here:
http://fox.wikis.com/wc.dll?Wiki~DemiseVB6.0GoodDiscussionPointforVFPDevelopment
I wouldn't just assume it's totally natural - it's more natural for a give and take in this area(as you're seeing), not a total acceptance of something as huge as .NET. Another alternative would be Linux/PHP which I've heard good things about and which has similarities to VFP (from what I've heard). Plus, it's Open Source. The best thing about all of this is having so many alternatives...
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>I agree. Isn't this just a naturual progression of programming languages? I think Foxpro has had a longer run than most and as long as there is an existing programmer base to support it - by purchasing it, by the way guys - then it will likely continue. I personally don't care if it's called Foxpro, Non-Net or even Old-guy-in-the-corner language as long as it does what I need it to. MS is not going to market it any differently or more than it does already. No amount of Chicken Little screaming will make it happen. That's the biggest problem; the non-acceptance of the way things are. My shop uses it almost exclusively, but we will likely within a year or two, move to something else. Ironically for the exact reasons that make Foxpro great; the local data engine. We want to move to something that is more extensible and talks relatively seemlessly with other languages and data. We're not sure if that will be .NET, but it could be. Or C. I love Foxpro for what it can do, but if the world
>grows and you don't, you have no one to blame but yourself. Marketing is not causing the decline of Foxpro. It is simply a natural progression. Cry if you want, but like the truly spoiled child, it doesn't make things any better. For anyone.