amen, and less people calling them crappy software developers. everybody, no matter how talented they may be now started out not knowing a thing. If they were fortunate, they found a mentor that took them under their wing. If not, they learned what works by making mistakes and finding out what doesn't work.
This is something we need to find a way to bring back to america. This spirit of "I can do it". Not the "I can't do it because I don't have a degree, or training, or ???" On 4/23/2010 12:07 PM, Paul McNett wrote: > On 4/21/10 3:21 PM, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote: > >> Ed Leafe wrote: >> >>> You remind me of the people who ran into a VFP app written by a >>> piss-poor developer, and then declares that all VFP apps are crap. >>> >> >> Unfortunately, there are tons of people like that. That really seems to >> have hurt VFP's image, imo. >> > We had something special back then, when ordinary everyday folk could come > out of the > trenches and develop a software solution to a business problem by using Fox. > Sure, it > was hard for them, but the software made it possible. And maybe, just maybe, > that > ordinary person from the trenches began to learn the ropes of software > engineering. > > And it fueled various tiers of economics. People like Ed, advanced in > software design > with VFP, could come in and take that software to the next level, a level > where it > could be maintained and enhanced into the foreseeable future. > > The companies benefited from the start, because they got working prototypes > created > by already-on-the-payroll staff, and once they saw the potential payback they > could > hire the consultants to bring it home. > > These days, it seems that the cost of custom software development, especially > for > small business, is just too high. We need better ways for non-software > developers to > provide working solutions for their companies, just like FoxPro originally > allowed. > > Paul > [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.
