From: genew@ocis.net   
      
   On Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:05:10 +0200, Erland Sommarskog   
    wrote:   
      
   >Gene Wirchenko (genew@ocis.net) writes:   
   >>      Enough playing in the guts.  Now, I need to figure out which   
   >> language or language to use for front-end code.  The system being   
   >> planned is for a small company, and the system must be easily   
   >> modifiable.   
   >>   
   >>      What are your suggestions, and how does one get strated with your   
   >> suggestions?   
   >   
   >I don't think this is a topic for this forum really. But if you want a   
   >heated discussion there are lot of places where you can stick your   
   >nose in.   
      
        Well, if I am going to be seriously using SQL Server, I need a   
   platform for the front-end.   
      
   >Personally, it seems to me that the natural choice is .Net. Whether you use   
   >C# or VB .Net is secondary choice, although I prefer C# myself.   
   >   
   >You mentioned Access, and all my knowledge about Access are the questions   
   >I see from Access programmers in the SQL Server forums. As I understand   
   >it, Access is extremely good if you want something up and running quickly.   
   >But I wonder whether it is an environment you can grow in? .Net also has a   
   >strong point on RAD (Rapid Application Development) features, but it can   
   >also be used for big Enterprise multi-tier solutions.   
      
        One of my co-workers has put together a number of feeder apps to   
   my app.  He has written them in Access.   
      
   >Then again, you have a background in FoxPro, and one my client has a big   
   >SQL Server application where lot of the client code is in FoxPro, even   
   >though if they are moving to .Net.   
      
        I will take a look at .Net -- I have not worked with it   
   previously -- and skip on VFP if I can.   
      
   Sincerely,   
      
   Gene Wirchenko   
      
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