On Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at 7:00:27 AM UTC-7,
timec...@gmail.com wrote:
thanks david
1- for my 'wvw+ps32+dbf' app, xhb would be just fine - right?
(not missing much if i had compiled with harbour - right?)
wvw and ps32 are developed for and only work with xHarbour. Not saying that Harbour does not have its own variants, maybe even with identical names.
Nothing "magic" happens by going to Harbour, and there will be a learning curve. The user community may be more friendly. Remember, you once told me the equivalent of "get stuffed", because you did not want to hear what I had to say.
2. 'if you are young...'
oh...to be young again...
Been there. I'd have to know what I know now, to do it any better, and I could not listen to such advice then. Pass.
david, a question: what can an (non-cloud based) app compiled
with 'xhb/harbour+available libraries' CANNOT DO that other
newer/current languages can do/offer TO THE END USER.
It isn't about the end user. It is about you. To get new / different behaviors out of any language, you have to do more, do differently. You can get classic windows behavior from Visual xHarbour, and avoid Micro$haft drivers for SQL with SQLRDD, but
commercial package only. AND they look nothing like Clipper 3.x, which only vaguely resembles dBase II.
This language we use is a crutch, allows us to imagine solutions to novel problems, in terms of methods we know how to implement. It also limits what we can do, and uses a backdoor in Windows that will at some point be denigrated.
So if you want larger horizons, don't look at dBase variants. Modern / current languages have been C-ified, obviating powerful simple commands, because the behaviors of powerful commands are not easily / clearly "tweaked".
The end user is best served by top-down implementation, a good clear UI, addressing the needs of the target audience, and limiting required training / retraining. Since Micro$haft gets paid by third party training firms, they are less interested in this
with each version.
My opinions. I hope others chime in and give you theirs.
David A. Smith
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