"FoxTales" by Kerry Nietz is also a good read. Kerry talks about his experiences joining FoxPro development as a freshout college grad. I never cared all that much for FoxPro/xbase, but the book is a good read.…
…移植到初代 Mac GUI 上，而那正需要它）。非常优秀的产品，在针对 DOS 的 FoxPro 2.6 之前，它在商业应用开发领域的普及率极高。想了解 FoxPro 的详细历史，可以读读 Kerry Nietz 写的《FoxTales》。任何用过 dBase/Clipper/FoxPro 的人都会读得津津有味！
…to a port to the original Mac GUI which necessitated it). Excellent product, extremely wide adoption for building business applications until FoxPro 2.6 for DOS. For a detailed history of FoxPro, read FoxTales by Kerry Nietz. Anyone who's used dBase/Clipper/FoxPro would find it deeply enjoyable!
虽然有点不好意思承认，但我拖了很久才抽出空去读它，不过如果你喜欢看东西是怎么造出来的幕后故事，那这本书绝对是经典之作。另外还有几本：* Kerry Nietz 的《FoxTales》（讲 FoxPro 的，主要是被微软收购前的故事）* Mary Walton 的《Car: A Drama of the American Workplace》* Chase Morsey Jr. 的《The Man Who Saved the V8》（讲福特的平头 V8）* 《Dealers of Lightning》（讲施乐 PARC）相关…
It took me longer than I'd like to admit to get around to reading it, but that book's an absolute classic if you like the story of how things are built. A few others: * Kerry Nietz - FoxTales (FoxPro, mostly pre-Microsoft) * Mary Walton - Car: A Drama of the American Workplace * Chase Morsey Jr. - The Man Who Saved the V8 (Ford's flathead V8) * Dealers of Lightning (Xerox PARC) Related…
…开发者写了一本很棒的幕后书，讲述了这款软件以及公司文化，一直写到他们被微软收购。这是市面上比较小众、被严重低估的技术书籍之一：Kerry Nietz 的《FoxTales: Behind the Scenes at Fox Software》。FoxPro 最早是 FoxBase，一个 dBase III 的克隆版，但在某些方面比 dBase 更好——我没记错的话，它能处理更大的文件，运行表现也更优…
…developers wrote a great behind-the-scenes book about the software and the company culture, uptil their acquisition by Microsoft. It is one of the more niche, under-appreciated technology books out there: "FoxTales: Behind the Scenes at Fox Software" by Kerry Nietz FoxPro was originally FoxBase, a clone of dBase III, and in some respects better than dBase - IIRC, it could handle larger files, and worked better…
…other social consequences) Ardor: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20931250-ardor if you ever wanted to understand ancient indian philosophy. Heavy read, not recommended for fun but more as quest FoxTales: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/412167.Foxtales about how software was developed in the midwest free of all the fashion/hipsterism currently in vogue and building a community of users for your software…
Kerry Nietz 写的《FoxTales》也很值得一读。Kerry 讲了自己刚大学毕业就加入 FoxPro 开发团队的经历。我以前其实对 FoxPro/xbase 没太大感觉，但这本书确实写得不错。…
"FoxTales" by Kerry Nietz is also a good read. Kerry talks about his experiences joining FoxPro development as a freshout college grad. I never cared all that much for FoxPro/xbase, but the book is a good read.…
…移植到初代 Mac GUI 上，而那正需要它）。非常优秀的产品，在针对 DOS 的 FoxPro 2.6 之前，它在商业应用开发领域的普及率极高。想了解 FoxPro 的详细历史，可以读读 Kerry Nietz 写的《FoxTales》。任何用过 dBase/Clipper/FoxPro 的人都会读得津津有味！
…to a port to the original Mac GUI which necessitated it). Excellent product, extremely wide adoption for building business applications until FoxPro 2.6 for DOS. For a detailed history of FoxPro, read FoxTales by Kerry Nietz. Anyone who's used dBase/Clipper/FoxPro would find it deeply enjoyable!
虽然有点不好意思承认，但我拖了很久才抽出空去读它，不过如果你喜欢看东西是怎么造出来的幕后故事，那这本书绝对是经典之作。另外还有几本：* Kerry Nietz 的《FoxTales》（讲 FoxPro 的，主要是被微软收购前的故事）* Mary Walton 的《Car: A Drama of the American Workplace》* Chase Morsey Jr. 的《The Man Who Saved the V8》（讲福特的平头 V8）* 《Dealers of Lightning》（讲施乐 PARC）相关…
It took me longer than I'd like to admit to get around to reading it, but that book's an absolute classic if you like the story of how things are built. A few others: * Kerry Nietz - FoxTales (FoxPro, mostly pre-Microsoft) * Mary Walton - Car: A Drama of the American Workplace * Chase Morsey Jr. - The Man Who Saved the V8 (Ford's flathead V8) * Dealers of Lightning (Xerox PARC) Related…
…开发者写了一本很棒的幕后书，讲述了这款软件以及公司文化，一直写到他们被微软收购。这是市面上比较小众、被严重低估的技术书籍之一：Kerry Nietz 的《FoxTales: Behind the Scenes at Fox Software》。FoxPro 最早是 FoxBase，一个 dBase III 的克隆版，但在某些方面比 dBase 更好——我没记错的话，它能处理更大的文件，运行表现也更优…
…developers wrote a great behind-the-scenes book about the software and the company culture, uptil their acquisition by Microsoft. It is one of the more niche, under-appreciated technology books out there: "FoxTales: Behind the Scenes at Fox Software" by Kerry Nietz FoxPro was originally FoxBase, a clone of dBase III, and in some respects better than dBase - IIRC, it could handle larger files, and worked better…
《FoxTales》听起来是本有意思的书；谢谢！http://amzn.com/dp/B005KUH4GI
FoxTales sounds like an interesting book; thanks! http://amzn.com/dp/B005KUH4GI
……以及其他社会后果）Ardor：https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20931250-ardor 如果你想了解古印度哲学。读起来很重，不推荐为了消遣而读，更像是一场求索。《FoxTales》：https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/412167.Foxtales 讲的是中西部开发软件的故事，那里没有如今流行的那套时尚/潮人作风，以及如何为你的软件建立用户社区……
…other social consequences) Ardor: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20931250-ardor if you ever wanted to understand ancient indian philosophy. Heavy read, not recommended for fun but more as quest FoxTales: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/412167.Foxtales about how software was developed in the midwest free of all the fashion/hipsterism currently in vogue and building a community of users for your software…