> I recognize there are times when I have to accept recommendations from
"experts". But I never blindly trust "experts" or anybody else. In my 55
years of living I have encountered far too many incompetent people with
lots of letters after their names to believe that advanced degrees really
mean anything.
There is a world of difference between trusting any individual
claiming to be an expert, and the overwhelming consensus of people who do
this stuff for a living and who are entrusted with the security of
financial institutions, government agencies, and the like.
Just like you wouldn't trust just anyone claiming to be a VFP
expert, but when the vast majority of ProFoxers say that something is a
good idea... ;-)
Nah. I don't follow group-think either. There have been many times when
majorities have believed things to be "good ideas" that were actually
mistakes (see plains states farming techniques before the Dust Bowl) or
worse, moral abominations (see racism).
And when it comes to VFP there are still a few controversial topics, like
SQL pass-through vs. views, and here I actually have enough expertise to do
more than read and evaluate differing opinions, I can do my own thorough
testing and come to my own conclusions.
But I do continue to learn a great deal from the folks on this list. :)
Ken Dibble
www.stic-cil.org
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