Christof Wollenhaupt wrote: >> Since I would have to rewrite my applications anyway > > Well, my long-term goal is to avoid that. If there's a business case for > rewriting the application and the budget available, that's great. Take the > opportunity and port the app to Python, Java or .NET learning a new skill > set along the way. But it doesn't make sense to throw away existing code for > non-business reasons. Granted, the code might not be beautiful, you would do > things different today, etc. but it's debugged code, does exactly what the > busniess needs and has cost a fortune to build in the first place. Hardly > anyone would tear their own house completely down and rebuild from scratch, > just because there are new materials, new types of heating and cooling, or > because sustainability is the new buzz word. Yet, many do this for software > that costed about as much as a house. <shrug>
Thanks for the response. There are tons of UDF's in my VFP applications that are 16 years old. I also wrote a lot of routines prior to trusting SCAN ENDSCAN! Trust me when I say I have to rewrite my applications! ;^) I have also used different languages before, so learning a new one is not that big a deal for me. RPG, COBOL, FORTRAN, BASIC, C, Assembler Many will remember going from FPD to VFP. That was basically learning a new language where you could keep bits and pieces of your old code. So now it looks like a good time for me to update my applications. Jeff Jeff Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] SanDC, Inc. 623-582-0323 Fax 623-869-0675 _______________________________________________ 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.
