Dan Waters
dwaters at usinternet.com
Thu Sep 23 15:34:45 CDT 2004
Ken, Let's not sink the ship just yet. A new version of Access (12) will soon begin to be discussed. Let's see what it is first. OTOH, the skills that I know I've developed will let learn whatever I need to learn to make my future work! Dan Waters -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Ken Ismert Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 3:07 PM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' Subject: RE: [AccessD] ADPs in the future > So now's perhaps the time for alternatives ... >/gustav Hear, Hear. This is yet more evidence that Access is dead. Despite its unique advantages, Access is increasingly obsolescent in the current Microsoft vision of .NET, SQL Server, web-centric, and distributed computing. More evidence of this comes from recent reports of a precipitous drop in Access consulting rates in our local area. How low? Let's just say you could earn more if you were a certified welder than if you solely designed Access databases. Around here, large businesses are simply not doing serious Access development. There are still small to mid-size businesses that rely on Access, and they will provide the bulk of Access-related jobs in the coming years, but even they will dwindle over time as newer tools gain market saturation. So, fellow AccessD posters, I would gently suggest that we all take a serious look now at alternatives that will provide a better source of income in the future. We must start developing competence in new areas, because opportunities in Access will likely dry up in the next couple of years. Its no fun seeing the skill set that you have worked on for so many years be thrown away so casually, but that is simply a harsh fact of life when you depend for your livelihood on a company whose market imperitives demand obsoleting the current code base in order to sell the next. -Ken >> There is no service pack or quick fix being planned as far >> as I know because of the amount of work it would entail. >> If you stop to think about it, it's pretty hard to see how >> accomodating new Yukon features like CLR assemblies and >> complex data types in the ADP designers could be achieved >> without a complete rewrite. >> --Mary Chipman -- _______________________________________________ AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com