On Mar 23, 2007, at 10:33 AM, Tristan Leask wrote:
> I really want to be able to work with Python, but I just can't see
> how I
> can get to the stage where I am now in VFP. I can't imagine how I
> have
> come so far with VFP. It's like I have always known it.
Probably the primary thing that convinced me to go with Python was
how quickly I was writing productive code. It isn't *that* different
than VFP, and once you get the hang of namespaces, it's pretty
straightforward. I haven't yet met a VFP programmer who couldn't
immediately understand basic Python code, and who couldn't pick up
the more advanced stuff without much sweat.
> The main concern is the development time of having to create forms. A
> good GUI editor is very handy as then you don't have to spend age's
> fannying around with lines of code trying to visualize the final
> layout.
I agree, and this is where I plan on focusing my efforts with Dabo
in the coming year. The Class Designer is already able to create
forms visually; what I want to do is tie that and all the other stuff
(database connections, menu creation, bizobj editing, etc.) into a
unified IDE.
-- Ed Leafe
-- http://leafe.com
-- http://dabodev.com
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