Re: What fallback platform should VFP developers learn?

Hi Tim.

I shifted over back in 2001 to focusing on getting new clients for custom
software development work.
I targeted small to medium-sized businesses, and keep my project price under
a certain thresh-hold, so a custom app, for them,
is affordable. This model works for me very well. I write in VFP mostly,
unless there's some backend db requirement.

OTOH, every company needs reporting services for their data, regardless of
WHAT the data is written in.
In light of this, I'm building up a FoxFire! Consulting Practice, and
finding those clients using the same paradigms .
More companies need solid reporting engine - it's a nice chunk of change on
both license sales and consulting time.

BUT. This ain't a j-o-b job, I'm never an employee on site.

Regards [Bill]
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William Sanders / EFG VFP / mySql / MS-SQL
www.efgroup.net/vfpwebhosting
www.terrafox.net www.viasqlserver.net

"Tim Witort" <tim_witort@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Xns99346B1DD12A5timwitortwrotethis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I've seen similar questions to this here before, but not exactly
with this motivation...

Eventually, those of us earning our living doing mostly VFP development
will likely need to find new jobs or projects. What is the most
marketable skillset to have in the software industry right now?
The simple answer would seem to be some variation of .NET. What
about web-based application platforms? Is becoming an MSCD a big
bargaining chip?

I'd like to be ready if and when my current, very enjoyable job with
VFP ends. I doubt there will be a demand for VFP developers where
I live.

-- TRW
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