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Mark here.

I just started looking at XSharp and Harbour, for the first time in a year or so. I like what I see, and hope to do a few XSharp GUI database projects - probably vs SQLIte, but .dbf would be OK, maybe even MongoDB or MariaDB. Initially on Windows, but Linux would be fun too.

I worked with Clipper from Autumn '86 to 5.3, back around 1987-1995. Loved it, learned it inside and out. Then a job change threw me into other stacks & toolchains, from C++ to SharePoint (eww) to Oracle admin to iOS app development, with other bits in between (Access/VBA, PHP, a little VB.net). Retirement found me a bit earlier than planned, but I still love programming and aspire to contribute to some open source or similar project. I think XSharp fits a fair chunk of my experience and interests.

It was fun back in the day. Writing our own Norton Guides to keep useful documentation close. Trying to use different memory managers (QEMM-386!) and DOS versions (Novell DOS, DR-DOS) to fit more code into the 640K real mode limit. Fussing with Pharlap dynamic overlays. Finding the holy grail of linkers, Blinker. Went to the Nantucket developer conference in Orlando, just before Summer '87 was released.

Hi Mark,

Welcome aboard! I am sure you will enjoy the "modenn" Clipper look and feel found in X#.

Some suggestions:

1. Have a look at PostgreSQL, many of us here is using it. Solid and relatively simple to use.

2. Consider using X# Core to develop in, free yourself from old habits.

3. In the download sections there are user contributions. I have done there an article series (still in progress) on data-driven programming using what .NET provides (gone are things done with macro compiled codeblocks etc.) there are far superior features that can be used (e.g. Reflection).

4. Please do not hesitate to ask, we a vibrant community with lots of experience and more than willing to help with any issues you might encounter.

5. Most of all: Have FUN!

Regards,