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Microsoft killed FoxPro in 2007. Anyway, here's FoxPro revived

487 points · 270 comments · boredjohnny

jordand · 1790113347 · focus · HN ↗
All these years later, Microsoft Access is still alive and kicking, and just three years ago, the 32bit version got Large Address Aware (LAA) support! Technically my very first software job was writing VBA in Microsoft Access for a few weeks and they're probably still running it (there's no drop in replacement for it or cheap way to migrate away)
1. post-it · 1790113601 · focus · HN ↗
  Access is so good. I can't believe there's no universal equivalent for Linux and Mac. There are dozens of times when I've used a spreadsheet when a file-based database would have been better.
  1. alwillis · 1790116245 · focus · HN ↗
    > Access is so good. I can't believe there's no universal equivalent for Linux and Mac.
    On the Mac, it's FileMaker,[1] which was released in 1985. Claris is a subsidiary of Apple.
    [1]: <a href="https://www.claris.com/blog/2026/claris-filemaker-2026-is-now-available" rel="nofollow">https://www.claris.com/blog/2026/claris-filemaker-2026-is-no...
    flopsamjetsam · 1790117254 · focus · HN ↗
    So glad to see Filemaker is still alive! I had thought it had gone in one of Apple's software culls years ago.
    kstrauser · 1790128796 · focus · HN ↗
    I looked at FileMaker a few years ago because it would’ve been a nice setup for a semi-technical acquaintance. And then I saw its pricing, and we went in a different direction.
    AshleyGrant · 1790124454 · focus · HN ↗
    The father of a girl I dated in college (circa 2000s) built an entire student tracking system using FileMaker to use at the High School he was the Principal of.
    We didn't date for long, but I'd be curious to know how long that system ran.

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