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Hello all..

I'm 42 years old..expert on fivewin and xharbour, sinced fivewin ver 19.2.

but I can't teach my son how to use fivewin with xharbour.
He using java, delphi etc..

Hi ! Manuel Mercado ...

Could someone please advice me on the best way to teach fivewin and xharbour to the next generation ?

I'm tired ..

Regards
Fafi

Hello fafi,

42 years is very young and no age to be tired.

It is nice to see the next generation coming up.

How old is your son? What kind of software are you programming?
Have you given him the “Introduction to FiveWin” from James?
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jbott/program.htm

Regards, Otto

Hi Mr. Otto !

My son about 21 years old, he studying in University, takes Information Technology..

Thank' for “Introduction to FiveWin” from James, I will tell him..

Regards
Fafi

Hello fafi,

I forgot to mention the book:
WINDOWS ++
by Paul DiLascia

Regards,
Otto

http://www.dilascia.com/wpp.htm

Thank's Mr. Otto.

regards
Fafi

fafi wrote:Could someone please advice me on the best way to teach fivewin and xharbour to the next generation ?

Hi Fafi:

The best way I think is the way the most of us used, build and analize every sample program in \Fwh\Samples, and then become a regular visitor to this forum, here are a lot of people willing to help.

Best regards.

Manuel Mercado

Fafi

but I can't teach my son how to use fivewin with xharbour.
He using java, delphi etc..

So difficult to look into the crystal ball to see where programming is going today. Just read some news that Microsoft is developing a new language called "M" .. so many ways to do things today and there is no right or wrong way to do it .. only good choices, better choices and 'not' so good choices.

Things we all have to keep in mind :

1) who is our indended audience\users
2) what platform ( deskops ) will our app run
3) back end tables, Oracle, Sql Server, db2, ADS, .dbf\cdx..ntx
4) Win32, Win64, Web .. dot net

When I look at all the available tools .. I see 'open source' ( like harbour, xharbour ) becoming a major player. We have ( my fav ) FWH, Visual Studio, all the Code Gear ( former borland ) IDE's .. C++, Turbo C, C# .. AJAX, Java script, active x .. the list goes on.

I don't think it is so much to teach our 'apprentises' what we use, but why we use them and why they fit into the specifications\budgets we are given to run our applications under.

Teach them to 'think smart' .. teach them to always 'ask questions' and in my case, be a politician and never quit asking the simple question "why" ..

Technology drives our choices .. and it takes 'vision\experience' and the ability to look back at our history of 'IT blunders' we all have made in our personal experiences, organizations and business ..

Once again .. 'Think Smart', accomplish your programming goals using the best tools you have, complete your projects !! .. that is the legacy we can teach our grads and apprentises...

Rick Lipkin
SC Dept of Health, USA

Mr. Manuel Mercado and Mr. Rick Lipkin

Thank's for your advise..

I'm working in a hospital for Hospital Billing System..and I want to my son become next generation to keep fivewin and xharbour still live..

Regards
Fafi