I guess that makes VFP both an IDE and a framework, since VFP provide everything dot.net and Visual Studio provide, but with better integration. For example, VFP provides the OO classes and runtime engine as the Framework, and VFP provides the editor, project management, source code protection, installer, etc as the IDE. VFP also provides RAD by putting the language, database, and drag and drop WSISUG tools in a tightly integrated nutshell.
VFP has its advantages, but Microsoft tended to focus more and the VFP disadvantages of: 1) VFP maintained a statefull connection between the GUI clients and the database tables to which they connected, which is not good over a slow Internet, and the industry was moving away from desktop apps towards web based apps like java, php, perl, python, etc. 2) VFP required the runtime be included with the GUI client, where most OS(s) provide a browser by default. 3) VFP engine used lots of memory, did not automatically manage garbage collection, and ran in an statefull event loop, which was great for a local network over NetBIOS, but not good over the Internets TCP/IP network. 4) VFP was NOT a big money magnet for the folks at Microsoft, probably because Microsoft neglected its VFP product. Still, VFP is the most productive Framework/IDE I have ever used, and way faster in providing for a solution than web based two/three tier apps. Regards, LelandJ Rick Schummer wrote: >>> Microsoft refers to dot.net/Visual Studio as a framework<< >>> > > Common misconception. .NET is the framework of classes, Visual Studio is the > IDE to develop .NET > based apps. You can build .NET apps without Visual Studio (using an > alternative IDE), but you need > the .NET framework installed to run a .NET application. > > Rick > White Light Computing, Inc. > > www.whitelightcomputing.com > www.swfox.net > www.rickschummer.com > > > > > [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.
