I've kept my mouth shut on this one, but one thing I have to say is that the
majority of projects out there are pointless migration and they are done
because somebody is attempting to justify their existence.
I have said since day one that if everybody would forget that they:
1. Had a computer
2. Develop paper forms and then automate these forms after they have made
sure that the paper forms did what they needed, then a lot of pointless
development would be eliminated because the language of choice is pointless
if you stick to the basics...
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Leafe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 8:28 PM
Subject: Re: [JOB] VFP to .NET update
On Oct 15, 2006, at 9:03 PM, Stephen the Cook wrote:
So why not take all the merit to an environment that has a new version
in
development today?
What does a "new version" buy you? What are you missing, besides that
"new version smell"?
Ed, if someone wanted you to take your existing app from VFP into
python,
would you still cry foul for VFP?
It's not a matter of crying foul for VFP; it's a question of pointless
migration. If the VFP app did everything they need, but they decided to
invest the money to upgrade it to Dabo so that it would do exactly the
same thing that the VFP version could do, then yes, I would call that
very, very stupid. If there was a legitimate business need, such as the
ability to work cross-platform natively, then no, it would make sense.
I'm asking you what is the business need that requires the migration.
"Running on the newest version" doesn't mean jack.
-- Ed Leafe
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