I don't see why it would be anything but a good thing. Choice is
good. I'm not planning on dumping VFP *ever* unless I am "forced" to
do so, or find a better tool. Considering I doubt the latter will
happen, more likely it will just become harder and harder if not
impossible to get new VFP work, at which point I'll be "forced" to
find another tool. It's a sad reality, but I think a realistic one.
So sure, I'll support all my many VFP existing apps, but I can't live
off that forever. To me, it's comforting to know that there's someone
out there who actually wants to create a decent alternative to our
favorite software tool.
That's actually the scary possibility, Steve. Fitting the best of VFP
into another product might be a great idea in and of itself, and I'm
surprised MS didn't do it with .NET, but it's anathema to people with
investments in existing VFP products, which were not cheap to create and
would be thrown into turmoil if faced with the prospect of another
re-write in the short term.
> and are looking for a cross platform alternative in a product that is
still actively
> supported and growing.
Cross platform is a major thing, but I'd argue compatibility with
existing apps comes first; then cross platform. We get more extensions
to the product either way.
Bill
> Steve
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