Hi Whil > > When you first start with anything, what you write won't be the best. > > You have to learn the tricks to make things the best. Trust me, those > > starting with VFP will often make horribly performing applications due > > to ignorance of the things we all take foregranted, having worked with > > VFP for at least 5-10 years... > > Just ran across an application that looked like it was put together > pretty well, until an examination of the init() method of EVERY FORM > showed a huge list of 'public myvar...' statements, and a matching list > of 'release myvar' statements when the form was closed. > > The programmer didn't know about form properties, so in order to > maintain access to variables through the running of a form, he used > globals that he then very conscientiously cleaned up afterward.
Why is that? I occasionally wonder if we must *toddle* before we walk let alone run. Why not teach best practices first? What value is there in banging ones' head against the wall? Certainly people can learn by a series of successful applications of best practices instead of an unsuccessful set of trial and errors? Mike Yearwood _______________________________________________ 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 ** 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.
