Ed, As per my other response, we are not locked into anything right now. My whole purpose in this was to take some time to do some research now, rather than go blithely down some avenue, only to run into a brick wall.
On the other hand, Windows and its related technology are firmly entrenched in our customer base. And it has to be a desktop app, etc. (see other post). I have written code in a fairly wide number of languages (except for the new strain of functional languages), so I am not uncomfortable with another option. But .NET currently meets all the existing requirements as well as a number for down the road. And yes, I am aware of the whole Windows 8 discussion, but our customers would freak out if used such an interface.... :) Given all that, what would you recommend as an alternative to MS? Thanks, Fletcher Fletcher Johnson [email protected] 408-946-0960 - Work 501-421-9629 - Fax -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ed Leafe Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 1:07 PM To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: [NF] Questions on migrating VFP app On Jun 22, 2011, at 3:58 PM, Fletcher Johnson wrote: > We are looking for suggestions on application frameworks, data > libraries (ORM, etc.), VS technologies > (Silverlight/WPF/Winform/ADO/etc.) and other resources that will aid > in the conversion. We are not looking for something that will just > "convert" the code to .net as there are some key architectural changes we want to implement under the hood. > > Any links or other references to point me in the right direction will > be greatly appreciated. Ask them if they want to remain subject to the whims of Microsoft marketing, which can (and has) dropped or deprecated the products people have depended on, like VFP, LINQ, Silverlight, etc., sometimes within months of promoting said technology as the way to go. That should be your first question to them before committing their business to a closed source, single-vendor solution. If they decide to accept such a lock-in, at least they'll be doing it with their eyes open. -- Ed Leafe [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.
