I learned cobol '68 back a LONG LONG TIME ago (I can still remember). I don't miss it at all.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stephen Russell Sent: Tuesday, 16 December 2008 1:25 AM To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: [NF] c# .net and databases On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 8:43 AM, Ed Leafe <[email protected]> wrote: > On Dec 15, 2008, at 1:24 AM, Geoff Flight wrote: > >> I'm doing the same thing moving from VFP to C#/VB. Unfortunately VFP >> IS a >> dead language now and there wil never be the features in it that we >> need as >> the rest of the market place evolves - eg WPF. > > Now that's a business strategy: use a proprietary tool; have that > tool shut down by the owner; move to another proprietary tool by the > same owner; expect different results. -------------------------------------- hahahahaha Over time things change Ed. Take COBOL for instance. Basic is still alive and well Ed, even through the iterations it has seen with M$. M$ purchased VFP instead of it being homegrown. -- Stephen Russell Sr. Production Systems Programmer Mimeo.com Memphis TN 901.246-0159 [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ 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.
