On Feb 26, 2010, at 5:57 PM, Kurt Wendt wrote:

> The truth if - in the NYC Metro area - it seems that VFP type positions

> have dwindled greatly over the past 10 years or so. Now to the point

> that I almost never see any - although some are in the areas of Conn &

> NJ. I live on LI - and I work in Manhattan - although I wouldn't mind

> traveling to NJ or CT on a part time basis or as a consultant.

And that's not going to change, so I see two choices for you here: hope that you manage to land a long-term gig maintaining an existing Fox app, or add a new tool (or tools) to your toolbox. And before anyone thinks that this is going to turn into a plug for Dabo, it isn't: I think that the number of desktop app positions in general is plummeting, so your best bet is to learn how to create web apps.

In the web app arena, there are two main choices: stick with the Microsoft family of products, or learn "something else". If you stick with Microsoft products, you'll probably feel more at home initially, as everything is done with the sort of visual tools you're used to working with. You'll also be competing for work with a bunch of young whippersnappers who'll work for next to nothing, since that's the skillset they bring to the job.

I would recommend one of the Python web frameworks as an alternative. Look for jobs that want Django or Pylons or Web2Py experience to see what the demand is; LinkedIn and the Python Jobs Board (http://www.python.org/community/jobs/) are good places to start. Start playing with them to find which ones are easier to grasp, and to get a general feel for the approach to developing web apps.

-- Ed Leafe

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