In our company some database administrators are still querying MS SQL Server DB with Visual Foxpro.
Eventhough I'm not a DB administrator, I reckon it's time to migrate those queries to a more recent DB management system.
Question 1:
What are good substitutions/alternatives for Visual Foxpro?
Would Python be able to carry out all the task Visual Foxpro can?
Question 2:
The administators still defend the use of this language, eventhough support stopped in 2007. Is it still justifiable to keep using Visual Foxpro in 2018?
Thank you for your help!
This question was 2 years ago, but I would like to contribute something.
A2Q-1. MSSQL Server, MySQL, Postgre and other latest database applications are now more reliable and more secure. You should try them and then choose which is comfortable for you.
A2Q-2. It is still justifiable to use VFP. I know a large company who is still using it and are not having a hard time maintaining it. They've been using it for almost 30 years now. They are now the experts, they no longer need any support from the original creators of VFP.
Visual FoxPro in 2018