MY Eyes have been opened

[Anthony Terrible]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Mazuti" <amazu at trusteeservicesinc.com>
To: "'File Pro List'" <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 10:48 AM
Subject: RE: MY Eyes have been opened


> Been using Filepro to read and write XML for a couple years now.  Not a 
> big
> deal and not hard to do.  I have been using filePro to manage and run a
> large HTML based database for several years and it works great.  Yes 
> FilePro
> is a bit dated and I would like to see them put there resources in 
> something
> other than biometrics but hey it isn't my company and not my call.
> fileproXML will be for someone like yourself that doesn't have the ability
> to get past the basic filePro interface.
>
>
> Top posted by design!

   Thanks, you only make my point more obvious.

>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: filepro-list-bounces at lists.celestial.com
> [mailto:filepro-list-bounces at lists.celestial.com] On Behalf Of Anthony
> Terrible
> Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 10:36 AM
> To: File Pro List
> Subject: RE: MY Eyes have been opened
>
>  I have participated and watched this list over the weeks and I'm sorry 
> but
>
> it just seems comical to me. While I will admit that most if not all of 
> you
> are better programmers than I, I can't for the life of me logically
> understand why anyone is still using or recommending Filepro. More then
> several people have said over the last few weeks that they are dropping
> Filepro and all for the same reasons, it hasn't kept up with the trends 
> and
> most everything you want or need to do now is impossible or very difficult
> to do with Filepro. Take just for instance Fptech saying they are working 
> on
>
> implementing XML. Well XML has been around for years and people have
> embraced the technology yet with Filepro it is difficult if not impossible
> to do. And when will you be able to have FileproXML? 1 year, 2 years? And
> where will technology be when it's ready for your use? Will XML be 
> replaced
> with something better? If so, you'll be left in the past once again. 
> Filepro
>
> is always playing catch up. By the time something is implemented it's
> already outdated and we're on to something bigger and better. We are all 
> IT
> professionals. That means to me that we are supposed to keep up with the
> current technological trends and see where and how they fit in our or our
> clients business and what is the benefit for them if any. It is hard for 
> me
> to believe that all the changes that have taken place over the last ten
> years that Filepro has not kept up with, that all of you don't need or
> wouldn't benefit from having or using any of this technology. Obviously
> there are some instances that the new technology isn't needed but I would
> imagine that in most business this just isn't the case.
>
>  The arguments that all of you make of why Filepro is so good also make no
> sense to me. Most if not all only point out poor programming practices not
> about what the program its self is capable of. Let me just say there are
> millions of examples of poor programming and it isn't limited to Windows
> based programs or Oracle or MSSQL. Filepro has more than it's fair share 
> or
> poor programming. Not one of you have stated anything that Filepro can do
> that can't be done using current programming languages and data bases
>
>  You also make the argument of how fast it is to develop. I believe that's
> because that is what you know. It has nothing to do with the langue or the
> program. If you were as well versed in Pearl or PHP or any other 
> programming
>
> language I think you would be just as good and as fast.
>
>  I believe that Filepro limits you as a programmer and makes easy things
> difficult if not impossible. The simplistic programming language  is a
> hindrance not a blessing. As a programmer I want control over my program,
> not what someone else wanted or thinks I want.
>
>  You all state how fast Filepro is. I  just don't believe it. I have run
> many many tests from drawing screens to doing data searches and Filepro
> never wins. Time and time again Filepro is slower in all respects even 
> when
> it is running on a much faster machine. I challenge any of you to actually
> run tests and see for your self.
>
>  My take on the letter from FpTech on the direction of Filepro is that 
> they
>
> just sold you down the river. They didn't commit to anything or even tell
> you what direction they thought they were headed. But they did talk about
> Biometrics, that's where they're banking their money is, not with keeping 
> a
> 30 something database alive. I do not believe that Filepro has been good 
> for
>
> us. We should have started moving away from it 10 years ago but didn't
> because of a fear of the unknown. Now that move will be even harder and 
> the
> learning curve even greater. Filepro was great when it came out, probably
> way ahead of it's time. But it has long since become stagnant.
>
>  Read the list, every day more and more people are saying their companies
> are moving away from Filepro. All the arguments in the world isn't going 
> to
> stop that, only a change in the program will and like I said, I believe
> FpTech sold you down the river. I for one don't want to stay on a sinking
> ship.
>
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