It's the End of the Road for Visual FoxPro -- Visual Studio Magazine

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It's the End of the Road for Visual FoxPro

Bad news for FoxPro fans: Microsoft confirmed to third-party developers on Tuesday that Visual FoxPro 9 will be the last incarnation of Microsoft's desktop database developer tool. Read Stuart Johnston's coverage of the story here.

Surprised? Saddened? Tell us your tales of FoxPro development. We'll make a place for 'em in the magazine. E-mail me at [email protected].

Posted by Michael Desmond on 03/14/2007

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