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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Behalf Of Matthew Jarvis
> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 5:47 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [NF] I guess it's time for another programming language...
>
> Okay, maybe it isn't necessary to jump ship just *yet*, but it's only a
> matter of time...
>
> I know that I'll need to do a rewrite of our MS Access front end app at
> some point so have been considering other apps/languages lately anyway...
>
> I haven't given dabo a fair shakedown yet.. RealBasic looks good but is
> proprietary...
>
> Or maybe python...
>
> So I got to thinking that all modern based 'visual' languages are
> actually written in something like C anyway, so why not go ahead and
> learn C (or a derivitive of that) i.e. learn one of the base languages...
>
> The idea being that there must be libraries out there to do the heavy
> lifting for interface work as long as one understands the underlying
> language...
>
> Anyone gone down this route already?
>
> Matthew S. Jarvis
> IT Manager
> Bike Friday - "Performance that Packs."
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> 541/687-0487 x140
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Matthew: I support several applications with major companies. I've been
analyzing what is best for me for almost a year now. Most of my apps are
currently in VFP7. In the short term I am moving my apps to VFP9 using the
VMP framework. My long term plan is to learn Python and use the Dabo
framework for my applications. I have already started writing small
applications in Python and I really enjoy it! The learning curve for me is
relatively short compared with the alternatives.
The reason for Python is that it is easier to do almost anything than other
languages out there, there isn't hardly anything you can't do with it (see
IronPython for example), there are numerous ready-to-use frameworks you can
use instead of writing them, there are numerous books on Python and many of
the frameworks, and the community is huge with great support.
That's *my* plan anyway and I have been sticking to it for some time now.
This was posted on ProFox today and is worth repeating:
On Mar 15, 2007, at 4:36 PM, Steve Ellenoff wrote:
> Could it be Dabo? I'll keep watching and evaluating it and others as
> they mature. Dabo's strength IMO, is that the guy writing it, knows
> how great VFP is and is most likely using that as a benchmark.
Damn straight. I looked at other tools that were out there, but
after years of developing in VFP, nothing even came close. I want to make
developing in Dabo as simple and as powerful as developing in VFP; nothing
less will do.
-- Ed Leafe
-- http://leafe.com
-- http://dabodev.com
Jeff
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