Sytze de Boer wrote: > I would like to hear your comments > > I have developed apps for 20 or so years > My main app has 1000 users spread throughout the country > I also have some 20-30 apps where any one of them may be used by 1-10 > companies. > Etc etc > > I am the sole developer in my company > There are no other vfp developers within 120 kms > I am now 60 > > My clients are beginning to ask the question about my age, succession, etc > I keep telling them I don't intend to retire and I prefer to think about > winning Lotto > (Which will have the same effect) > > Are any of you in a similar boat, and what are your plans ? >
You should put your source code in escrow (there are service providers you can google---one of them whom I've thought about using is http://ig2data.com/) and then when you die, they can get the source code. On top of that, provide them with about 5+ VFP developers with whom you feel comfortable recommending to pick up where you left off. I think I've talked with a couple devs on here about such...or have been meaning to anyway. The online escrow costs money, and I've been reluctant to pay for it (haven't yet!) since I think the client should be picking up that tab since it's for their own security. It's maybe $400/year? That's not too bad. Feel free to recommend me as a backup in this kind of scenario...provided I can see your source code to get an idea of what I'm getting myself into....haha. Some devs I can follow their work and pick up where they left off. I did this for a fellow dev here a few years ago when he was ill. But some devs, well, they use a style that I'm perhaps not too able to follow (...to put it nicely). -- Mike Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC President, Chief Software Architect http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com http://fabmate.com http://twitter.com/mbabcock16 _______________________________________________ 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.
