[AccessD] ADPs in the future

Dan,

Unless the next version of Access is a completely .NET centric product,
Windows forms on top, VB.NET or C# underneath, and is fully web enabled (in
other words the complete rewrite Mary Chipman said they weren't going to
do), it will have nothing of interest in it for me.

A simple test: if the next version of Access doesn't natively support
Microsoft's flagship database, SQL Server 2005, it has been abandoned.

I would like to hear more responses regarding the current prospects of
Access consulting. Nearly everyone I know locally is either having a tough
time getting Access work, or is moving away from Access towards more
profitable work. A consensus from this group that there is a burgeoning
Access job market in the near future would do more than anything else to
dispel my pessimism.

And yes, the bright side of the story is that the fundamentals we learn here
are applicable to any new data environment we may encounter.

-Ken

-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Waters [mailto:dwaters at usinternet.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 3:35 PM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: RE: [AccessD] ADPs in the future


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