On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 5:28 PM, Ken Kixmoeller (ProFox) <

foxhelp@information-architecture.com> wrote:

> Hey -- --

>

> A long-time client (25 years!) called me up last week. Looking to update an

> application I first wrote in FoxBase+ Mac. It ran on Mac & DOS together,

> then Windows. I haven't touched it since converting it to VFP -- a long

> time ago -- maybe VPF 5 or 6 (Gosh I'm having a hard time remembering which

> was the first really stable release). They love what I did for them. It has

> run *so* long, trouble-free. I can't believe how long they have been using

> it.

>

> They contacted me last week. Time for a rewrite. Naturally I'd like to do

> it, and I certainly could use the business.

>

> Well, the company has grown up, now Oracle and MS-SQL are the standard data

> stores. I haven't "done" MS-SQL since moving to open source stuff. I think

> the last version I had was -- (oh, crap, I just looked it up) -- 2000. I've

> already downloaded "2012 Express" and am looking to play a bit with it this

> week.

>

> I suspect it will stay a desktop app, maybe with an extremely limited

> public web component. This all just has to do with the nature of the

> application and the demographics of the audience. I'll meet with them next

> week. It doesn't sound like they will specify a front-end. I'm thinking

> Python if it stays a desktop app.

>

> --------------------------------

Its a rewrite with a new back-end. What is your current front end that you

work with today? I would just design the new site to follow all the

appropriate rules and flows that pertain.

PHP or java or ??? Just do it. It is easy to take your existing code base

and fit a lot of that functionality into the new base.

--

Stephen Russell

Sr. Analyst

Ring Container Technology

Oakland TN

901.246-0159 cell

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