Working in the Phone Booth (another article ’bout MS and VFP)
Michael Desmond alludes to in his article, “Working in the Phone Booth“, that Microsoft’s denial of future Fox releases is part of a bigger plan (that also includes the dropping of Visual Basic 6 and J#). He asks his readers to respond:
Retiring operating systems and applications is tough. IT shops face a huge task as they migrate to software with an assured roadmap. But retiring a programming language? The mechanics of switching to a new dev platform and managing the migration of bits between languages is hard enough. The human factor is harder still. What’s your take? How should the ranks of dedicated FoxPro and VB6 developers respond to these retirements? And as a development manager, how important is it to cross-train coders and proactively move off of sunsetting platforms?
E-mail me at mdesmond@reddevnews. We’d love to hear your opinions!
I'm a Quant Technical Specialist (Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence), with expertise in business analysis, data modeling, and data integration. I have extensive experience developing vertical and integrated desktop, Internet, and BI applications spanning municipal, clinical, and financial industries.
