kam wrote: > In a different email someone pointed out the advantage of separating the user > interface code from the data. I know what you are > doing. I did that for 10 years with fox-dos and I was very happy with it. I > could 'feel' the data and I liked having the control > (like knowing where the record pointer is). I really did not like moving to > VFP with objects, views, and all that nonsense. But I > went to the meetings and forced myself to write some code and make sure I was > not stuck in the past. That was about 9 years ago and > I would never go back. Now I don't care about the record pointer. I don't > even remember why I ever cared. I am not as far along as > others on this list. I feel I am ready to begin moving to Python and > PostgreSQL in the near future. I don't want to start any > flaming on this list, but I think it is possible that most people on this > list will be using something other than VFP ten years > from now. Time passes faster the older you get. Also it gets more difficult > to learn new things. >
I agree that changing your mindset and getting away from the Fox lock-in ways of doing things--like SET RELATION and SEEKS on backend tables--is a good thing, as it better prepares you for future languages, using a more "neutral" approach. Sure, those xbase things are good in some situations, but learning a more neutral way can help you in your future endeavors, especially when you either use a non-Fox backend (which is recommended for anything substantial in a multi-user app imo!) or completely off the Fox. Download and peruse my n-tier code from Ed's downloads section to see what I mean for a more "disconnected" kind of approach, thus getting around the Fox lock-in approach of xbase for all data access. --Michael _______________________________________________ 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 Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** 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.
