The Answers Are Out There (23-May-1999)
Until recently, I was a Microsoft “Most Valuable Professional” for the free time I spent on CompuServe answering questions. In addition, I have co-authored the “Advisor Answers” column (formerly “Ask Advisor”) for the past four and a half years. I have stepped down from both of those positions. I am tired of answering questions.
The answers are out there.
Visual FoxPro is a complex language, with a long history, excellent backward-compatibility, and extraordinary capabilities. It is flexible, convoluted and exasperating all at the same time. But one advantage of Visual FoxPro over many other languages is its longevity; it has been around forever.