> > if this guy ever wrote any code in Kiev as a VFP person, he ain't > > doing it anymore. VFP in Kiev is a big deal, there's lots of work.
> > If he's not doing it anymore, then he wasn't any good at it to begin > > with. He prolly can't even get a good reference on his 'work' from > > his former employer. > > > > Mondo Regards [Bill] > > > Oh I agree with the idea that several of the whiners/complainers > probably sucked at Foxpro....and probably didn't even make it > to VFP7 or beyond. Absolutely - and sucked at whatever other language they've jumped on. >From a language standpoint, no language, baring the assembler, of course <s> even comes close to the sheer depth and breadth of the language. VFP's language has been worked out over many, many years, and despite the arcane stuff kept for backwards compatibility is an extremely rich language that, when all else fails, can be used to extend itself - and that, by itself, addresses any/all real concerns about it's shortcomings (write your own functions!). Programming doesn't come natural to people. Thinking in terms of what it takes to create truly useful software, no matter the language. Things so elementary as breaking things down into functions/procedures/program/screens/etc., and giving entities truly useful names - little things like that, take a lot of practice to master, and I daresay there's no shortage of people who, after years and years, still can't get it right. So what happens is Joe NewBie comes along, can't get anything to work, gets confused, and out of frustration curses the tool, whichever it is. This creates a problem for the language's image, whichever language it is, when Joe NewBie, the loudmouth with plenty of time to pound away his frustration on forums and influence others who might have otherwise been interested turn away. As we've seen with our own pea-brain chatterboxes, they too often get away with their ignorant-stupid stuff because we're too busy building to waste our precious time on them. Such is life. Bill _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
