Comments on: MasFoxPro – the decision http://rickschummer.com/blog2/2007/05/masfoxpro-the-decision/ Shedding some light on topics of software development, Visual FoxPro, saving our planet, paying it forward, and anything else I find important enough to share. Sun, 13 Jan 2019 18:50:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Rick Schummer http://rickschummer.com/blog2/2007/05/masfoxpro-the-decision/comment-page-1/#comment-849 Rick Schummer Thu, 03 May 2007 19:47:04 +0000 http://rickschummer.com/blog2/2007/05/masfoxpro-the-decision/#comment-849 As to the "Divide by zero", the community did the initial fix and Microsoft posted the fix on their site years later. I think Milind address the issue of what can happen after SP2: <br /><br />http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vfoxpro/bb264582.aspx<br /><br />My recommendation is to beat the heck out of the SP2 CTP4 and betas. As to the “Divide by zero”, the community did the initial fix and Microsoft posted the fix on their site years later. I think Milind address the issue of what can happen after SP2:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vfoxpro/bb264582.aspx

My recommendation is to beat the heck out of the SP2 CTP4 and betas.

]]> By: Randy Jean http://rickschummer.com/blog2/2007/05/masfoxpro-the-decision/comment-page-1/#comment-850 Randy Jean Thu, 03 May 2007 19:21:00 +0000 http://rickschummer.com/blog2/2007/05/masfoxpro-the-decision/#comment-850 Hi Rick,<br />Your input is much appreciated.<br />New features? Longer index tag names would be nice...<br />But I agree, it is feature complete for me, too. My main problem is that it is going to become an increasingly harder sell to clients/management than it already was. <br />Basically, MS employees (Fox team excluded) disparaged their own product and those who chose to use it and now arbitrarily discontinue it. But, everything else is suddenly "cool" (even python, blech!)<br />My other problem is, what happens post Vista with patches, etc. and we start getting "Divide By Zero Overflow" at startup a la FPW and fast CPU problem? Or strange C000005 errors after a Windows update? Will a patch be forthcoming with nobody there to support it even before the support deadline of 2015?<br />Maybe I'm worrying for nothing as VFP9 has been, for the most part, extremely stable to date.<br />I can't wait to get more into VFPx projects. I'm starting a new enhancement to use VFP Desktop Alerts. Very cool. Hi Rick,
Your input is much appreciated.
New features? Longer index tag names would be nice…
But I agree, it is feature complete for me, too. My main problem is that it is going to become an increasingly harder sell to clients/management than it already was.
Basically, MS employees (Fox team excluded) disparaged their own product and those who chose to use it and now arbitrarily discontinue it. But, everything else is suddenly “cool” (even python, blech!)
My other problem is, what happens post Vista with patches, etc. and we start getting “Divide By Zero Overflow” at startup a la FPW and fast CPU problem? Or strange C000005 errors after a Windows update? Will a patch be forthcoming with nobody there to support it even before the support deadline of 2015?
Maybe I’m worrying for nothing as VFP9 has been, for the most part, extremely stable to date.
I can’t wait to get more into VFPx projects. I’m starting a new enhancement to use VFP Desktop Alerts. Very cool.

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