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1. ksec · 1790138328 · focus · HN ↗

   I know there are still a few niche industry that has an industry standard program written in Visual FoxPro, and I remember as pre COVID 2019 they were still using it. ( Edit: I just called and asked, still using it as of 2026 )

   Niche but no small business, commodity with over $400M USD annual revenue, the industry together that is easily $2B+.

   If it is not broke, don't fix it. And there are industry that is extremely conservative in anything software, they will just keep it running for as long as they could.

   I used to be sad that we don't have something better to replace these antique software. Now I have come to appreciate it, mostly because newer software haven't show they have manage to add value in the slightest. And most of the time they simply don't work as well.

   Delphi, Visual FoxPro, Visual Basic, Flash. I used to think one day we will have something that is not only faster, easier and scalable replacement of those. Instead everything went more technical, more complex, enterprisy and non-user friendly.

   And to the Author of the project. Thank You for making it.

   1. boredjohnny · 1790152808 · focus · HN ↗

      That is the same experience that I had with manufacturing shops, they just keep using the tool if it works.

      > And to the Author of the project. Thank You for making it. My pleasure

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