Good luck. Time to brew a beer while you are waiting. On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 11:13 AM, M Jarvis <[email protected]> wrote:
> Any more, I am a lurker and have been so for the last 7+ years.... my last > line of anything relating to writing Fox code would have been 2009 at the > latest... > > I thought I would pop in and say that after more or less 11 years of IT > work, I am finally returning to software development as a profession rather > than bloody IT... oh man, how I hate IT.... > > But I'm sorry to say that I will not be in the Fox world which is a > disappointment... I had hoped to come across something, ANYTHING, that > would let me fill out my career with my beloved Fox but at least as far as > I can see, it just ain't gonna happen. That would have been nice... start > more or less with Fox, end with Fox... Sigh.... > > After a 9 month hiatus from employment I'll be starting on the 1st with a > local company that does Cost Accounting software for municipalities... I > actually got my start writing SBT accounting software so at least I know a > thing or two about accounting... back in the software dev biz is a big > plus, but the downside to this gig, at least for now, is it doesn't pay > crap. I made this much 15 years ago without breaking a sweat, but that was > then, this is now... let's just say I will continue to keep my eyes and > ears open... > > I will be doing work in Delphi, think Pascal. I took a class in Pascal 33+ > years ago in college and remember absolutely nothing about it other than > semi colons at the end of lines... my new employer doesn't seem to care and > thought with my background I'd be a good fit... > > I have a couple points I would like to make... do yourself a favor and > learn something besides the Fox... Don't be like me... I am pretty much a > one trick pony (I fake it well in Access but dang, it's Access)... Also > it's been great being here since Day One from the Big Breakoff from > whatever-the-hell-it-was-called 17 or 18 years ago, but other than popping > in, I'll be saying goodbye to the Fox. > > Those of you that remain in the Fox world have come a long way, and the Fox > has done all of us well, hasn't it? What a wonderful product, only to see > MS turn it off and wither away... damn you MS... > > I'll still be here, but instead of reading all the messages I'll be routing > them to a folder for time to time viewing... if you need to get in touch, > search the archives and go with the gmail address... I'll try and help if I > can... other than the automation series (a pretty big hit) I did over at > VFUG (with Ted holding my hand in places) I haven't contributed much to the > overall effort, and frankly I've forgotten most of that stuff anyway... if > you bang on automation long enough you'll figure it out - that's pretty > much what I did... > > Be well, be safe. Best of luck to you all and LONG LIVE THE FOX!! > > Cheers! > > -- > Matt Jarvis > Eugene, Oregon USA [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/cajidmyjgup_8jwwbncfalrkgnkgozwriwfvss-3yqmfogg9...@mail.gmail.com ** 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.
