Yeah - I know - these days - that's a pretty crazy request.
I know some of you have followed me a bit - and know I lost my job in Nov 2017 - where I was working down on Wall Street. Then, moved to Cali to look for a job - could NOT find work in San Francisco. Even applied to UCLA for a programming job - did 2 rounds of interviews - and the people there saying they were impressed with me - during both interviews. Only to NOT get the job. Then, finally, getting a "job" down here in San Diego. Actually getting to do 3D Design work for clients, as well as running 3D Printing jobs. But, sadly - its SUCKING! Its not a regular job - not salaried - not even part time pay. Its contractor pay - per job - and it does NOT pay well enough. Been here for over 9 weeks now - and its again put me in a BAD financial situation...
So - as a total "shot in the dark" - I figured I would post here again and see if there is any possible remote FoxPro work.
And, I know - almost no companies these days are still working w/VFP. And, sure, I know it would be better to work in some other newer more modern tech. - but, I don't have any of those tools in my tool belt. So - all I really have is VFP & MS SQL.
Anyway - just figured I would take a stab and post here...
Regards -Kurt
You also have 3d skills. Can you use them to segue into A-Frame, Unity or photorealism etc?
On Wed, Jul 3, 2019 at 7:56 AM Kurt at VR-FX vrfx@optonline.net wrote:
Yeah - I know - these days - that's a pretty crazy request.
I know some of you have followed me a bit - and know I lost my job in Nov 2017 - where I was working down on Wall Street. Then, moved to Cali to look for a job - could NOT find work in San Francisco. Even applied to UCLA for a programming job - did 2 rounds of interviews - and the people there saying they were impressed with me - during both interviews. Only to NOT get the job. Then, finally, getting a "job" down here in San Diego. Actually getting to do 3D Design work for clients, as well as running 3D Printing jobs. But, sadly - its SUCKING! Its not a regular job - not salaried - not even part time pay. Its contractor pay
- per job - and it does NOT pay well enough. Been here for over 9 weeks
now - and its again put me in a BAD financial situation...
So - as a total "shot in the dark" - I figured I would post here again and see if there is any possible remote FoxPro work.
And, I know - almost no companies these days are still working w/VFP. And, sure, I know it would be better to work in some other newer more modern tech. - but, I don't have any of those tools in my tool belt. So
- all I really have is VFP & MS SQL.
Anyway - just figured I would take a stab and post here...
Regards -Kurt
[excessive quoting removed by server]
Wow - you really must be a Fan! Will be honest - and it probably sounds bad - but, I never heard of A-frame. I have, of course, heard of Unity - and I have merely dabbled in it. But, most co's want SERIOUS Unity experience in order to hire. And, FYI - the current gig - which does NOT Pay enough - and thus my current financial stress - its running a 3D Printing farm - and also doing 3D designs for clients. But, it simply does NOT pay well enough...
-K-
On 7/2/2019 3:39 PM, Paul Hemans wrote:
You also have 3d skills. Can you use them to segue into A-Frame, Unity or photorealism etc?
On Wed, Jul 3, 2019 at 7:56 AM Kurt at VR-FX vrfx@optonline.net wrote:
Yeah - I know - these days - that's a pretty crazy request.
I know some of you have followed me a bit - and know I lost my job in Nov 2017 - where I was working down on Wall Street. Then, moved to Cali to look for a job - could NOT find work in San Francisco. Even applied to UCLA for a programming job - did 2 rounds of interviews - and the people there saying they were impressed with me - during both interviews. Only to NOT get the job. Then, finally, getting a "job" down here in San Diego. Actually getting to do 3D Design work for clients, as well as running 3D Printing jobs. But, sadly - its SUCKING! Its not a regular job - not salaried - not even part time pay. Its contractor pay
- per job - and it does NOT pay well enough. Been here for over 9 weeks
now - and its again put me in a BAD financial situation...
So - as a total "shot in the dark" - I figured I would post here again and see if there is any possible remote FoxPro work.
And, I know - almost no companies these days are still working w/VFP. And, sure, I know it would be better to work in some other newer more modern tech. - but, I don't have any of those tools in my tool belt. So
- all I really have is VFP & MS SQL.
Anyway - just figured I would take a stab and post here...
Regards -Kurt
[excessive quoting removed by server]
Kurt, I get where you're coming from. I am just tired of being behind the 8 ball since vfp was killed. I figure I need to go where the industry is heading and Augmented Reality has the potential to be a game changer. I might be wrong, but it is a chance I'll take because the world is 3d not 2d. Eventually computing will go there because we want it to. I am usually a bit over the top, and I am a noob in this area but here is an example, so this is rendered from a 3d model.
http://laberg.com.au/shop%20front/360.html?prd=lusitania
I haven't been doing rendering for very long, it was more of a test of capabilities, and I am fascinated by its ability to bring history to life (the setting is the Lusitania).
On Fri, Jul 5, 2019 at 5:12 AM Kurt @ Gmail kurthwendt@gmail.com wrote:
Wow - you really must be a Fan! Will be honest - and it probably sounds bad - but, I never heard of A-frame. I have, of course, heard of Unity - and I have merely dabbled in it. But, most co's want SERIOUS Unity experience in order to hire. And, FYI - the current gig - which does NOT Pay enough - and thus my current financial stress - its running a 3D Printing farm - and also doing 3D designs for clients. But, it simply does NOT pay well enough...
-K-
On 7/2/2019 3:39 PM, Paul Hemans wrote:
You also have 3d skills. Can you use them to segue into A-Frame, Unity or photorealism etc?
On Wed, Jul 3, 2019 at 7:56 AM Kurt at VR-FX vrfx@optonline.net wrote:
Yeah - I know - these days - that's a pretty crazy request.
I know some of you have followed me a bit - and know I lost my job in Nov 2017 - where I was working down on Wall Street. Then, moved to Cali to look for a job - could NOT find work in San Francisco. Even applied to UCLA for a programming job - did 2 rounds of interviews - and the people there saying they were impressed with me - during both interviews. Only to NOT get the job. Then, finally, getting a "job" down here in San Diego. Actually getting to do 3D Design work for clients, as well as running 3D Printing jobs. But, sadly - its SUCKING! Its not a regular job - not salaried - not even part time pay. Its contractor pay
- per job - and it does NOT pay well enough. Been here for over 9 weeks
now - and its again put me in a BAD financial situation...
So - as a total "shot in the dark" - I figured I would post here again and see if there is any possible remote FoxPro work.
And, I know - almost no companies these days are still working w/VFP. And, sure, I know it would be better to work in some other newer more modern tech. - but, I don't have any of those tools in my tool belt. So
- all I really have is VFP & MS SQL.
Anyway - just figured I would take a stab and post here...
Regards -Kurt
[excessive quoting removed by server]
Kurt,
Wes Wilson (wes.wilson@yahoo.com) is advertising on LinkedIn that he does VFP conversions. My guess is that companies that use VFP may see that and reach out to him, looking for VFP developers - even if just to maintain code until he can get it converted.
And I know of at least 2 companies in the bay area that depend on VFP. One has an application that is used around the country (with lots of very active customers.) The other uses it to manage all their deliveries, truck routes, and accounting. They currently have all the staff they need (or are willing to pay for.) And no, I am not one of those staff.
My point is that there are companies out there who need your talents. The hard part is letting them know you exist and are available.
Take care,
Fletcher
Fletcher Johnson FletcherSJohnson@Yahoo.com LinkedIn.com/in/FletcherJohnson twitter.com/fletcherJ strava.com/athletes/fletcherjohnson 408-946-0960 - work 408-781-2345 - cell
-----Original Message----- From: ProFox [mailto:profox-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Kurt @ Gmail Sent: Thursday, July 4, 2019 12:12 PM To: profox@leafe.com Subject: Re: Remote FoxPro Work???
Wow - you really must be a Fan! Will be honest - and it probably sounds bad - but, I never heard of A-frame. I have, of course, heard of Unity - and I have merely dabbled in it. But, most co's want SERIOUS Unity experience in order to hire. And, FYI - the current gig - which does NOT Pay enough - and thus my current financial stress - its running a 3D Printing farm - and also doing 3D designs for clients. But, it simply does NOT pay well enough...
-K-
On 7/2/2019 3:39 PM, Paul Hemans wrote:
You also have 3d skills. Can you use them to segue into A-Frame, Unity or photorealism etc?
On Wed, Jul 3, 2019 at 7:56 AM Kurt at VR-FX vrfx@optonline.net wrote:
Yeah - I know - these days - that's a pretty crazy request.
I know some of you have followed me a bit - and know I lost my job in Nov 2017 - where I was working down on Wall Street. Then, moved to Cali to look for a job - could NOT find work in San Francisco. Even applied to UCLA for a programming job - did 2 rounds of interviews - and the people there saying they were impressed with me - during both interviews. Only to NOT get the job. Then, finally, getting a "job" down here in San Diego. Actually getting to do 3D Design work for clients, as well as running 3D Printing jobs. But, sadly - its SUCKING! Its not a regular job - not salaried - not even part time pay. Its contractor pay
- per job - and it does NOT pay well enough. Been here for over 9 weeks
now - and its again put me in a BAD financial situation...
So - as a total "shot in the dark" - I figured I would post here again and see if there is any possible remote FoxPro work.
And, I know - almost no companies these days are still working w/VFP. And, sure, I know it would be better to work in some other newer more modern tech. - but, I don't have any of those tools in my tool belt. So
- all I really have is VFP & MS SQL.
Anyway - just figured I would take a stab and post here...
Regards -Kurt
[excessive quoting removed by server]
Another option, Kurt, is to consider a different job but within the same circles. For example, after I got laid off from my last VFP Corporate gig, I marketed myself as a Business/Data Analyst, as I've been doing that work right alongside of my dev stuff for decades.
It's all about how you can market yourself to be a value to an employer and less perhaps about your actual technical expertise. (At the end of the day, I can now help in more ways as a BA as opposed to a VFP Dev.)
Good luck!
On 7/5/2019 11:52 AM, Fletcher Johnson wrote:
Kurt,
Wes Wilson (wes.wilson@yahoo.com) is advertising on LinkedIn that he does VFP conversions. My guess is that companies that use VFP may see that and reach out to him, looking for VFP developers - even if just to maintain code until he can get it converted.
And I know of at least 2 companies in the bay area that depend on VFP. One has an application that is used around the country (with lots of very active customers.) The other uses it to manage all their deliveries, truck routes, and accounting. They currently have all the staff they need (or are willing to pay for.) And no, I am not one of those staff.
My point is that there are companies out there who need your talents. The hard part is letting them know you exist and are available.
Take care,
Fletcher
Fletcher Johnson FletcherSJohnson@Yahoo.com LinkedIn.com/in/FletcherJohnson twitter.com/fletcherJ strava.com/athletes/fletcherjohnson 408-946-0960 - work 408-781-2345 - cell
-----Original Message----- From: ProFox [mailto:profox-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Kurt @ Gmail Sent: Thursday, July 4, 2019 12:12 PM To: profox@leafe.com Subject: Re: Remote FoxPro Work???
Wow - you really must be a Fan! Will be honest - and it probably sounds bad - but, I never heard of A-frame. I have, of course, heard of Unity - and I have merely dabbled in it. But, most co's want SERIOUS Unity experience in order to hire. And, FYI - the current gig - which does NOT Pay enough - and thus my current financial stress - its running a 3D Printing farm - and also doing 3D designs for clients. But, it simply does NOT pay well enough...
-K-
On 7/2/2019 3:39 PM, Paul Hemans wrote:
You also have 3d skills. Can you use them to segue into A-Frame, Unity or photorealism etc?
On Wed, Jul 3, 2019 at 7:56 AM Kurt at VR-FX vrfx@optonline.net wrote:
Yeah - I know - these days - that's a pretty crazy request.
I know some of you have followed me a bit - and know I lost my job in Nov 2017 - where I was working down on Wall Street. Then, moved to Cali to look for a job - could NOT find work in San Francisco. Even applied to UCLA for a programming job - did 2 rounds of interviews - and the people there saying they were impressed with me - during both interviews. Only to NOT get the job. Then, finally, getting a "job" down here in San Diego. Actually getting to do 3D Design work for clients, as well as running 3D Printing jobs. But, sadly - its SUCKING! Its not a regular job - not salaried - not even part time pay. Its contractor pay
- per job - and it does NOT pay well enough. Been here for over 9 weeks
now - and its again put me in a BAD financial situation...
So - as a total "shot in the dark" - I figured I would post here again and see if there is any possible remote FoxPro work.
And, I know - almost no companies these days are still working w/VFP. And, sure, I know it would be better to work in some other newer more modern tech. - but, I don't have any of those tools in my tool belt. So
- all I really have is VFP & MS SQL.
Anyway - just figured I would take a stab and post here...
Regards -Kurt
[excessive quoting removed by server]
Kurt My advise: throw a website together in which you advertise your skills. Donot prompte Foxpro but do promote you can convert old fashioned DOS apps (VFP 2.2, Clipper and the like ) to a Win10 app. Lots lots of these old programs still running around seeking for a modern upgrade Koen
Op di 2 jul. 2019 om 17:56 schreef Kurt at VR-FX vrfx@optonline.net
Yeah - I know - these days - that's a pretty crazy request.
I know some of you have followed me a bit - and know I lost my job in Nov 2017 - where I was working down on Wall Street. Then, moved to Cali to look for a job - could NOT find work in San Francisco. Even applied to UCLA for a programming job - did 2 rounds of interviews - and the people there saying they were impressed with me - during both interviews. Only to NOT get the job. Then, finally, getting a "job" down here in San Diego. Actually getting to do 3D Design work for clients, as well as running 3D Printing jobs. But, sadly - its SUCKING! Its not a regular job - not salaried - not even part time pay. Its contractor pay
- per job - and it does NOT pay well enough. Been here for over 9 weeks
now - and its again put me in a BAD financial situation...
So - as a total "shot in the dark" - I figured I would post here again and see if there is any possible remote FoxPro work.
And, I know - almost no companies these days are still working w/VFP. And, sure, I know it would be better to work in some other newer more modern tech. - but, I don't have any of those tools in my tool belt. So
- all I really have is VFP & MS SQL.
Anyway - just figured I would take a stab and post here...
Regards -Kurt
[excessive quoting removed by server]
Hey Koen - I TOTALLY Appreciate the input. Problem is - I can't convert a VFP app to a Modern Win10 app - since, I don't have any experience w/tech that would allow me to do exactly that. Sure - I know FoxInCloud has a kind of conversion utility to do something like that, but, alas - I don't have any experience with that either!
Since we're on the topic...
I have a buddy of mine who has been DEMANDING that I get onto the SalesForce bandwagon. Seems there is a HUGE Demand out there it. And, supposedly - its Stupid easy to learn. Am curious if any folks here work with it!?!?
Of course, might be best NOT to bury that Q in this thread - and post it as a New thread. Hmmm...
-K-
On 7/2/2019 4:47 PM, Koen Piller wrote:
Kurt My advise: throw a website together in which you advertise your skills. Donot prompte Foxpro but do promote you can convert old fashioned DOS apps (VFP 2.2, Clipper and the like ) to a Win10 app. Lots lots of these old programs still running around seeking for a modern upgrade Koen
Op di 2 jul. 2019 om 17:56 schreef Kurt at VR-FX vrfx@optonline.net
Yeah - I know - these days - that's a pretty crazy request.
I know some of you have followed me a bit - and know I lost my job in Nov 2017 - where I was working down on Wall Street. Then, moved to Cali to look for a job - could NOT find work in San Francisco. Even applied to UCLA for a programming job - did 2 rounds of interviews - and the people there saying they were impressed with me - during both interviews. Only to NOT get the job. Then, finally, getting a "job" down here in San Diego. Actually getting to do 3D Design work for clients, as well as running 3D Printing jobs. But, sadly - its SUCKING! Its not a regular job - not salaried - not even part time pay. Its contractor pay
- per job - and it does NOT pay well enough. Been here for over 9 weeks
now - and its again put me in a BAD financial situation...
So - as a total "shot in the dark" - I figured I would post here again and see if there is any possible remote FoxPro work.
And, I know - almost no companies these days are still working w/VFP. And, sure, I know it would be better to work in some other newer more modern tech. - but, I don't have any of those tools in my tool belt. So
- all I really have is VFP & MS SQL.
Anyway - just figured I would take a stab and post here...
Regards -Kurt
[excessive quoting removed by server]
Kurt, I donot agree with you on this. When I say 'a modern Win10 appilication' I just mean an application built with VFP9SP2 with some modern UI - like FoxyRibbon, FoxyPreviewer etc. This is for the endusers already an immazing improvement when you have worked with a FoX2.2 built application. Sure if you can manage to learn quickly, and realy it is not so difficult, to manage FoxInTheCLoud you can also built a more modern app which runs on your Smartphone. But tht should be step 2. Think about it, Koen
Op di 2 jul. 2019 om 21:20 schreef Kurt at VR-FX vrfx@optonline.net:
Hey Koen - I TOTALLY Appreciate the input. Problem is - I can't convert a VFP app to a Modern Win10 app - since, I don't have any experience w/tech that would allow me to do exactly that. Sure - I know FoxInCloud has a kind of conversion utility to do something like that, but, alas - I don't have any experience with that either!
Since we're on the topic...
I have a buddy of mine who has been DEMANDING that I get onto the SalesForce bandwagon. Seems there is a HUGE Demand out there it. And, supposedly - its Stupid easy to learn. Am curious if any folks here work with it!?!?
Of course, might be best NOT to bury that Q in this thread - and post it as a New thread. Hmmm...
-K-
On 7/2/2019 4:47 PM, Koen Piller wrote:
Kurt My advise: throw a website together in which you advertise your skills. Donot prompte Foxpro but do promote you can convert old fashioned DOS
apps
(VFP 2.2, Clipper and the like ) to a Win10 app. Lots lots of these old programs still running around seeking for a modern upgrade Koen
Op di 2 jul. 2019 om 17:56 schreef Kurt at VR-FX vrfx@optonline.net
Yeah - I know - these days - that's a pretty crazy request.
I know some of you have followed me a bit - and know I lost my job in Nov 2017 - where I was working down on Wall Street. Then, moved to Cali to look for a job - could NOT find work in San Francisco. Even applied to UCLA for a programming job - did 2 rounds of interviews - and the people there saying they were impressed with me - during both interviews. Only to NOT get the job. Then, finally, getting a "job" down here in San Diego. Actually getting to do 3D Design work for clients, as well as running 3D Printing jobs. But, sadly - its SUCKING! Its not a regular job - not salaried - not even part time pay. Its contractor pay
- per job - and it does NOT pay well enough. Been here for over 9 weeks
now - and its again put me in a BAD financial situation...
So - as a total "shot in the dark" - I figured I would post here again and see if there is any possible remote FoxPro work.
And, I know - almost no companies these days are still working w/VFP. And, sure, I know it would be better to work in some other newer more modern tech. - but, I don't have any of those tools in my tool belt. So
- all I really have is VFP & MS SQL.
Anyway - just figured I would take a stab and post here...
Regards -Kurt
[excessive quoting removed by server]
+1
I am still developing and supporting VFP6.0 and VFP9.0 apps daily for my very narrow market. After having done extensive testing on multiple development tools over the last six years, I can definitively say there is nothing I can't do for my clients in my particular market and do it faster with shorter development times.
Just look at the issue today that Ricardo and Ted helped to solve for me today. Even when I cannot describe what I'm trying to do to Google or Bing, I describe it here and lo and behold, Ricardo tosses out the perfect command that has been there all along but I've never needed it before.
I guess what I'm saying is don't give up on finding the perfect job to fit your knowledge. You may have to settle in the short term, but don't quit looking! I'm sure that everyone on this group will keep you top of mind and let you know if we hear of anything!
Paul H. Tarver
-----Original Message----- From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Koen Piller Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2019 8:40 PM To: profoxtech@leafe.com Subject: Re: Remote FoxPro Work???
Kurt, I donot agree with you on this. When I say 'a modern Win10 appilication' I just mean an application built with VFP9SP2 with some modern UI - like FoxyRibbon, FoxyPreviewer etc. This is for the endusers already an immazing improvement when you have worked with a FoX2.2 built application. Sure if you can manage to learn quickly, and realy it is not so difficult, to manage FoxInTheCLoud you can also built a more modern app which runs on your Smartphone. But tht should be step 2. Think about it, Koen
Op di 2 jul. 2019 om 21:20 schreef Kurt at VR-FX vrfx@optonline.net:
Hey Koen - I TOTALLY Appreciate the input. Problem is - I can't convert a VFP app to a Modern Win10 app - since, I don't have any experience w/tech that would allow me to do exactly that. Sure - I know FoxInCloud has a kind of conversion utility to do something like that, but, alas - I don't have any experience with that either!
Since we're on the topic...
I have a buddy of mine who has been DEMANDING that I get onto the SalesForce bandwagon. Seems there is a HUGE Demand out there it. And, supposedly - its Stupid easy to learn. Am curious if any folks here work with it!?!?
Of course, might be best NOT to bury that Q in this thread - and post it as a New thread. Hmmm...
-K-
On 7/2/2019 4:47 PM, Koen Piller wrote:
Kurt My advise: throw a website together in which you advertise your skills. Donot prompte Foxpro but do promote you can convert old fashioned DOS
apps
(VFP 2.2, Clipper and the like ) to a Win10 app. Lots lots of these old programs still running around seeking for a
modern
upgrade Koen
Op di 2 jul. 2019 om 17:56 schreef Kurt at VR-FX vrfx@optonline.net
Yeah - I know - these days - that's a pretty crazy request.
I know some of you have followed me a bit - and know I lost my job in Nov 2017 - where I was working down on Wall Street. Then, moved to Cali to look for a job - could NOT find work in San Francisco. Even applied to UCLA for a programming job - did 2 rounds of interviews - and the people there saying they were impressed with me - during both interviews. Only to NOT get the job. Then, finally, getting a "job"
down
here in San Diego. Actually getting to do 3D Design work for clients,
as
well as running 3D Printing jobs. But, sadly - its SUCKING! Its not a regular job - not salaried - not even part time pay. Its contractor pay
- per job - and it does NOT pay well enough. Been here for over 9 weeks
now - and its again put me in a BAD financial situation...
So - as a total "shot in the dark" - I figured I would post here again and see if there is any possible remote FoxPro work.
And, I know - almost no companies these days are still working w/VFP. And, sure, I know it would be better to work in some other newer more modern tech. - but, I don't have any of those tools in my tool belt.
So
- all I really have is VFP & MS SQL.
Anyway - just figured I would take a stab and post here...
Regards -Kurt
[excessive quoting removed by server]
Hey Paul - thank you VERY Much for your kind words!!! YEah - its a VERY Difficult time for me. Probably one of the most difficult times in my life...
And - I wholeheartedly agree - developing apps w/VFP beats other tools - since its truly RAD! And, I don't mean it in the COOL Way kids say it!!!
:-)
-K-
On 7/2/2019 7:52 PM, Paul H. Tarver wrote:
+1
I am still developing and supporting VFP6.0 and VFP9.0 apps daily for my very narrow market. After having done extensive testing on multiple development tools over the last six years, I can definitively say there is nothing I can't do for my clients in my particular market and do it faster with shorter development times.
Just look at the issue today that Ricardo and Ted helped to solve for me today. Even when I cannot describe what I'm trying to do to Google or Bing, I describe it here and lo and behold, Ricardo tosses out the perfect command that has been there all along but I've never needed it before.
I guess what I'm saying is don't give up on finding the perfect job to fit your knowledge. You may have to settle in the short term, but don't quit looking! I'm sure that everyone on this group will keep you top of mind and let you know if we hear of anything!
Paul H. Tarver
-----Original Message----- From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Koen Piller Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2019 8:40 PM To: profoxtech@leafe.com Subject: Re: Remote FoxPro Work???
Kurt, I donot agree with you on this. When I say 'a modern Win10 appilication' I just mean an application built with VFP9SP2 with some modern UI - like FoxyRibbon, FoxyPreviewer etc. This is for the endusers already an immazing improvement when you have worked with a FoX2.2 built application. Sure if you can manage to learn quickly, and realy it is not so difficult, to manage FoxInTheCLoud you can also built a more modern app which runs on your Smartphone. But tht should be step 2. Think about it, Koen
Op di 2 jul. 2019 om 21:20 schreef Kurt at VR-FX vrfx@optonline.net:
Hey Koen - I TOTALLY Appreciate the input. Problem is - I can't convert a VFP app to a Modern Win10 app - since, I don't have any experience w/tech that would allow me to do exactly that. Sure - I know FoxInCloud has a kind of conversion utility to do something like that, but, alas - I don't have any experience with that either!
Since we're on the topic...
I have a buddy of mine who has been DEMANDING that I get onto the SalesForce bandwagon. Seems there is a HUGE Demand out there it. And, supposedly - its Stupid easy to learn. Am curious if any folks here work with it!?!?
Of course, might be best NOT to bury that Q in this thread - and post it as a New thread. Hmmm...
-K-
On 7/2/2019 4:47 PM, Koen Piller wrote:
Kurt My advise: throw a website together in which you advertise your skills. Donot prompte Foxpro but do promote you can convert old fashioned DOS
apps
(VFP 2.2, Clipper and the like ) to a Win10 app. Lots lots of these old programs still running around seeking for a
modern
upgrade Koen
Op di 2 jul. 2019 om 17:56 schreef Kurt at VR-FX vrfx@optonline.net
Yeah - I know - these days - that's a pretty crazy request.
I know some of you have followed me a bit - and know I lost my job in Nov 2017 - where I was working down on Wall Street. Then, moved to Cali to look for a job - could NOT find work in San Francisco. Even applied to UCLA for a programming job - did 2 rounds of interviews - and the people there saying they were impressed with me - during both interviews. Only to NOT get the job. Then, finally, getting a "job"
down
here in San Diego. Actually getting to do 3D Design work for clients,
as
well as running 3D Printing jobs. But, sadly - its SUCKING! Its not a regular job - not salaried - not even part time pay. Its contractor pay
- per job - and it does NOT pay well enough. Been here for over 9 weeks
now - and its again put me in a BAD financial situation...
So - as a total "shot in the dark" - I figured I would post here again and see if there is any possible remote FoxPro work.
And, I know - almost no companies these days are still working w/VFP. And, sure, I know it would be better to work in some other newer more modern tech. - but, I don't have any of those tools in my tool belt.
So
- all I really have is VFP & MS SQL.
Anyway - just figured I would take a stab and post here...
Regards -Kurt
[excessive quoting removed by server]
U mean - Convert an old FP for DOS app to VFP? Cause - Hell - I would LOVE to do THAT! I would be truly KILLER at that!!! But - alas - trying to find those kinda people may be a bit tough...
-K-
On 7/2/2019 6:40 PM, Koen Piller wrote:
Kurt, I donot agree with you on this. When I say 'a modern Win10 appilication' I just mean an application built with VFP9SP2 with some modern UI - like FoxyRibbon, FoxyPreviewer etc. This is for the endusers already an immazing improvement when you have worked with a FoX2.2 built application. Sure if you can manage to learn quickly, and realy it is not so difficult, to manage FoxInTheCLoud you can also built a more modern app which runs on your Smartphone. But tht should be step 2. Think about it, Koen
Op di 2 jul. 2019 om 21:20 schreef Kurt at VR-FX vrfx@optonline.net:
Hey Koen - I TOTALLY Appreciate the input. Problem is - I can't convert a VFP app to a Modern Win10 app - since, I don't have any experience w/tech that would allow me to do exactly that. Sure - I know FoxInCloud has a kind of conversion utility to do something like that, but, alas - I don't have any experience with that either!
Since we're on the topic...
I have a buddy of mine who has been DEMANDING that I get onto the SalesForce bandwagon. Seems there is a HUGE Demand out there it. And, supposedly - its Stupid easy to learn. Am curious if any folks here work with it!?!?
Of course, might be best NOT to bury that Q in this thread - and post it as a New thread. Hmmm...
-K-
On 7/2/2019 4:47 PM, Koen Piller wrote:
Kurt My advise: throw a website together in which you advertise your skills. Donot prompte Foxpro but do promote you can convert old fashioned DOS
apps
(VFP 2.2, Clipper and the like ) to a Win10 app. Lots lots of these old programs still running around seeking for a modern upgrade Koen
Op di 2 jul. 2019 om 17:56 schreef Kurt at VR-FX vrfx@optonline.net
Yeah - I know - these days - that's a pretty crazy request.
I know some of you have followed me a bit - and know I lost my job in Nov 2017 - where I was working down on Wall Street. Then, moved to Cali to look for a job - could NOT find work in San Francisco. Even applied to UCLA for a programming job - did 2 rounds of interviews - and the people there saying they were impressed with me - during both interviews. Only to NOT get the job. Then, finally, getting a "job" down here in San Diego. Actually getting to do 3D Design work for clients, as well as running 3D Printing jobs. But, sadly - its SUCKING! Its not a regular job - not salaried - not even part time pay. Its contractor pay
- per job - and it does NOT pay well enough. Been here for over 9 weeks
now - and its again put me in a BAD financial situation...
So - as a total "shot in the dark" - I figured I would post here again and see if there is any possible remote FoxPro work.
And, I know - almost no companies these days are still working w/VFP. And, sure, I know it would be better to work in some other newer more modern tech. - but, I don't have any of those tools in my tool belt. So
- all I really have is VFP & MS SQL.
Anyway - just figured I would take a stab and post here...
Regards -Kurt
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Hey Kurt - you and I met once or twice in NYC. I'm fully retired now, living in MA & still lurking on the list. Haven't programmed in years.
Good luck & hang in there.
-Lew
On Tue, Jul 2, 2019, 5:56 PM Kurt at VR-FX vrfx@optonline.net wrote:
Yeah - I know - these days - that's a pretty crazy request.
I know some of you have followed me a bit - and know I lost my job in Nov 2017 - where I was working down on Wall Street. Then, moved to Cali to look for a job - could NOT find work in San Francisco. Even applied to UCLA for a programming job - did 2 rounds of interviews - and the people there saying they were impressed with me - during both interviews. Only to NOT get the job. Then, finally, getting a "job" down here in San Diego. Actually getting to do 3D Design work for clients, as well as running 3D Printing jobs. But, sadly - its SUCKING! Its not a regular job - not salaried - not even part time pay. Its contractor pay
- per job - and it does NOT pay well enough. Been here for over 9 weeks
now - and its again put me in a BAD financial situation...
So - as a total "shot in the dark" - I figured I would post here again and see if there is any possible remote FoxPro work.
And, I know - almost no companies these days are still working w/VFP. And, sure, I know it would be better to work in some other newer more modern tech. - but, I don't have any of those tools in my tool belt. So
- all I really have is VFP & MS SQL.
Anyway - just figured I would take a stab and post here...
Regards -Kurt
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Hey there Lew - I saw your name - before I read your reply - and HELL YEAH I remember meeting up with you! Its really great to hear from you - and thank you so much for your kind words. Have fun up in MA!
-K-
On 7/2/2019 9:26 PM, Lew Schwartz wrote:
Hey Kurt - you and I met once or twice in NYC. I'm fully retired now, living in MA & still lurking on the list. Haven't programmed in years.
Good luck & hang in there.
-Lew
On Tue, Jul 2, 2019, 5:56 PM Kurt at VR-FX vrfx@optonline.net wrote:
Yeah - I know - these days - that's a pretty crazy request.
I know some of you have followed me a bit - and know I lost my job in Nov 2017 - where I was working down on Wall Street. Then, moved to Cali to look for a job - could NOT find work in San Francisco. Even applied to UCLA for a programming job - did 2 rounds of interviews - and the people there saying they were impressed with me - during both interviews. Only to NOT get the job. Then, finally, getting a "job" down here in San Diego. Actually getting to do 3D Design work for clients, as well as running 3D Printing jobs. But, sadly - its SUCKING! Its not a regular job - not salaried - not even part time pay. Its contractor pay
- per job - and it does NOT pay well enough. Been here for over 9 weeks
now - and its again put me in a BAD financial situation...
So - as a total "shot in the dark" - I figured I would post here again and see if there is any possible remote FoxPro work.
And, I know - almost no companies these days are still working w/VFP. And, sure, I know it would be better to work in some other newer more modern tech. - but, I don't have any of those tools in my tool belt. So
- all I really have is VFP & MS SQL.
Anyway - just figured I would take a stab and post here...
Regards -Kurt
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I got my current gig not because I know FoxPro, but because I've written mostly accounting related software for over two decades.
Maybe instead of focusing on FP work, figure out what area/field you know most about and sell THAT to potential employers.
I'm writing in Delphi (Turbo Pascal) which I had never heard of before I started working here.
Old dogs CAN learn new tricks...
Good luck!
On 7/3/2019 6:59 PM, M Jarvis wrote:
I'm writing in Delphi (Turbo Pascal) which I had never heard of before I started working here.
That's still around? I thought that had closed down YEARS ago (dying even before FoxPro officially). I have to say that Turbo Pascal was MY FAVORITE prior to learning VFP!
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Mike - you got THAT Right! I used to LOVE Turbo Pascal! I was doing it back in college - when another student got a cracked copy of it - and it BLEW ME AWAY! I think it was the 1st True Dev Env - where you could code, compile, link, run - and then Back to coding! It was GREAT!!!
-K-
On 7/3/2019 6:19 PM, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote:
On 7/3/2019 6:59 PM, M Jarvis wrote:
I'm writing in Delphi (Turbo Pascal) which I had never heard of before I started working here.
That's still around? I thought that had closed down YEARS ago (dying even before FoxPro officially). I have to say that Turbo Pascal was MY FAVORITE prior to learning VFP!
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Turbo Pascal and Turbo C were indeed great, used them a lot in college.
Probably was the first IDE in the sense that we know them today.
On 2019/07/04 04:27, Kurt at VR-FX wrote:
Mike - you got THAT Right! I used to LOVE Turbo Pascal! I was doing it back in college - when another student got a cracked copy of it - and it BLEW ME AWAY! I think it was the 1st True Dev Env - where you could code, compile, link, run - and then Back to coding! It was GREAT!!!
-K-
That you can say again. I even used Turbo Pascal 5 onward for all my DOS based XBase .PRG coding. With a couple of hotkeys in DOS I could easily exit it and press c|m|d|r <name> to compile/make/debug/run a application etc. e was setup to open in TP my last edited file. Well not that you had to do all that typing since DOS started remembering the last couple of commands so it was easy to just scroll up and hit enter in most of the cases to do the trick...
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