Jim Lawrence (AccessD)
accessd at shaw.ca
Mon Feb 9 19:29:59 CST 2004
I agree with your comments. After a recent interview, it was noted that a programmers' skill sets are only good for three years. Those degrees and certifications you have been able obtain within that ever moving window are the only bankable products you have. Ten plus years of knowlege is not. Clients have these expectancies and demand the latest and greatest. We must thank Microsoft for this every changing market, of which they control so well. I wonder if the process is more to force sales and intergrate their products lines into the OS so as to eliminate all competition....but these are idle musings. Lucky the programmer who has found themselves supporting older database systems that have proved too large and expensive to change and so that they have been able to really master the product. My two cents worth. Jim -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Jim Dettman Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 4:39 AM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: RE: [AccessD] Next Version of Access 12 Musings on what might happen Although Ken certainly has the inside soup, it certainly sounds like a lot of conjecture on his part about where Access might be going. The file system changes makes a lot of sense, as we all know database container corruption is the #1 problems with Access/JET, and JET is certainly on its way out. As for the rest, I really don't know. Yes, .Net is not going away, but it is not going anywhere real fast either at the moment (contrary to what Microsoft would like you to believe). For most, it has been a yawn at best from what I've seen. The learning curve is quite steep and developers are just plain tired of switching gears every few years. Look how many of us still use Access 97 or 2000. I think we need to move a little more into the future before we'll have a semi-firm idea of where it's heading. Anything at this point is just idle speculation. Jim Dettman President, Online Computer Services of WNY, Inc. (315) 699-3443 jimdettman at earthlink.net -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of MartyConnelly Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 6:15 PM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: [AccessD] Next Version of Access 12 Musings on what might happen Thought this might be of interest. What's Next? Microsoft hints at what the future might hold for Access. By Ken Getz http://accessvbsql.advisor.com/doc/13516 -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada _______________________________________________ AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com