Tod means Fox

I’m saddened by the news that Ken Murphy has passed away. I have learned so much from Ken (although we’ve never met) and I already miss him. My condolences to his family…

Here’s how he felt about the “end” of FoxPro:

The decision to cease further development of VFP is one that I believe Microsoft, and especially, the SQL server division will come to regret. I develop database apps for charities, and it has been my experience that most of these charities eventually move to a SQL server back end. I would suggest that the same is true of many small businesses. VFP is a fantastic language for developing entry level database apps for small to medium businesses. The power and speed of VFP allows people like me to develop tools for these smaller organizations that allow them to grow. Evenutally, they outgrow the VFP back end and typically move to a SQL solution. If SQL were a major league baseball team, VFP would be their farm team. I wonder how many major league teams would succeed if they were to get rid of all their farm teams?

This will be how I remember him.