Hey there Kevin, Thank you SO MUCH for such an extensive reply. I really appreciate all your feedback.
I know that you have been one of the great proponents of using RS, and I remembered you recent posts about your creation of the converter that you mentioned below. There are issues that I have in regards to using RS. But, let me add something I should have mentioned in my original posting. The one reason I am considering C#/.Net is that the co. I work for already owns Visual Studio. As such, there is no extra costs for me to try and develop with it. Maybe I could even use something else within the Studio - although NOT VB - since I've heard too much bad stuff about that. Isn't there some kinda Java implementation within VS? Its also why I was considering MS SQL Express as the back-end, since its free. I know stuff like PHP & Ruby are also free. This idea to convert the VFP app into another Tech - I am essentially doing it on my own. Things have gotten slow for me at work here recently - so, I have the time to work on something like this. But, I know that they will NOT go out and buy new SW to dev. with - so, that's another reason why I don't think RS is a good option for me here. Lastly - since I am trying to take the time, on the job, to learn new Tech - I want to make sure its something that popular and its transferable - should I decide to go look for a new job. I just don't think there is enough places out there using RS - which also makes my using of RS to be not the greatest option. If I was doing consulting work on a completely independent basis - then maybe RS might be a decent option - especially considering the learning curve. Sorry if I put down RS too much - especially since I know you are a big RS developer and a proponent of its usage! But, I still appreciate your feedback - and, if I am able to go to SWFox this year - I will be sure to go see your presentation! -K- -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kevin Cully Sent: Monday, May 14, 2012 10:46 AM Hello Kurt, Let me throw in my $0.02 for Real Studio. I have found that the VFP mindset is easily translated over to Real Studio. VFP and RealBasic, (the language used inside of Real Studio) are like cousins. RealBasic is not Visual Basic 6 in that it is more OO comparatively. One feature that I LOVE is that it is cross-platform. Windows, Mac and Linux, with as little pain as is possible. There's a Web Edition as well. I've even written a VFPtoRS converter that will convert your forms over for you. I'm working on version 0.3 which should allow you to convert a VFP form to a Real Studio web form, but that's not ready yet. http://cully.biz/2012/03/15/visual-foxpro-to-real-studio-converter-0-2be ta/ Real Studio is reasonably priced, and well supported by a company based out of Austin, Texas, USA: Real Software. Why limit yourself to just Windows when you're going to sell a piece of software? [ Take a good look at Dabo too! ] I'm giving a 4 hour post conference session on Real Studio at the Southwest Fox 2012 conference coming up in October. http://swfox.net/ Next week, I'll be presenting "Introduction to Object Oriented Programming" at the Real World 2012 conference in Orlando, FL. http://realsoftware.com/community/realworld.php Good luck! On 05/14/2012 10:29 AM, Kurt Wendt wrote: > In the end, I want to see what YOU Folks suggest - as I know MANY of you > on the list here are currently doing their main development using tech > other than VFP! > > Thanks, > -K- _______________________________________________ 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/289ea162f5642645b5cf64d624c66a140e260...@us-ny-mail-002.waitex.net ** 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.
