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Visual FoxPro's Role in Database Application Development:
Will Visual FoxPro work with Microsoft's new dotNET Framework methodology? Well of course it will! Read more about it here: Visual FoxPro 9.0 with Visual Studio .NET at GotDotNet
What about Microsoft's commitment to Visual FoxPro? Official announcements from Microsoft Corporation.
A Comparison of Microsoft Visual FoxPro and Microsoft Access Microsoft's Robert Green, Product Manager, Developer Tools Group, had this to say about the viability of Visual FoxPro with regard to a question posed on the FoxShare e-mail list: "If they really think that Visual FoxPro (VFP) will be replaced by Access, that tells me they are not aware of its capabilities. VFP and Access are in totally different spaces. VFP is a full fledged application development tool (that's why it ships in Visual Studio). Yes, Access can be used to build database applications but it doesn't have anywhere near the full power and scope of VFP.""A good paper covering the difference between VFP and Access is 'Choosing the Appropriate Database Development Tool'. The paper is a couple of years old, but it covers VFP 5 and Access 97, so it is still relevant." "The most important thing to determine is how entrenched the customer's opinions are. Why do they not want to go with VFP? Are they more interested in an application that gets the job done or in just choosing a popular tool? Or one they understand? Are they going to maintain the code themselves? Are they worried about finding developers in the future who can work on it? Are they just uninformed of VFP's capabilities and once they discover them they will have a different opinion? What is the expected lifetime of the app? Is there any reason to think that it wouldn't continue to do its job and help the business for years to come regardless of what happens to VFP? How many businesses today run on 2.6 apps? Other than the fast Pentium issue is there a problem with that? These are the types of questions to get answers to and if the answers come up the wrong ones then you have to decide whether to do the app in Access or walk away." Robert Green Product Manager Developer Tools Group Microsoft Corporation September 18, 1998
Also read about Visual FoxPro in this interesting tool choice comparison: Software Development Costs and Choice of Tools by Boudewijn Lutgerink, FoxiteForum, June 2003
Visual FoxPro 9 - the latest & greatest...
Release Announcement for Microsoft Visual FoxPro Version 9, First Quarter 2005 "Visual FoxPro 9.0 is fully compatible with previous versions of Visual FoxPro and includes everything needed to write, build, and test great data-centric applications.
Ken Levy Visual FoxPro Product Manager Microsoft Corporation December 17, 2004
* Excerpted from the Universal Thread. Check here for the complete version: A Memo from Ken Levy, Microsoft Visual FoxPro Product Manager
Also read David Anderson's article at DevX.com
Press Release and Product Review of Visual FoxPro 9
Visual FoxPro 8 Fixes List - As of 23 May 2003 List of Memory Exception Bugs
Fixed in Visual FoxPro 8.0
More Visual FoxPro Information
To find out more about Visual FoxPro capabilities
Magazine articles and information about Visual FoxPro FoxTalk Newsletter Article on Visual FoxPro CoDe magazine: A Special Edition Issue with Focus on Visual FoxPro 8
Read what others have to say about Visual FoxPro Microsoft's Best Kept Secret by Les Pinter Proposal to Use Visual FoxPro in Database Lab by Neil Yerkey
Where can I buy Visual FoxPro or get an MSDN Subscription (includes VFP 9) ? Visit Shop.Microsoft.com to get Visual FoxPro 8 or an MSDN Universal Subscription Also check for VFP software and books at Amazon MSDN subscription bargains available at eBay |
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