FoxTales
Behind the Scenes at Fox Software
Nonfiction, Computers, Database Management, Biography & Memoir, Business, Programming
| Author: | Kerry Nietz | ISBN: | 9780983965503 |
| Publisher: | Kerry Nietz | Publication: | July 16, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Kerry Nietz |
| ISBN: | 9780983965503 |
| Publisher: | Kerry Nietz |
| Publication: | July 16, 2012 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Much has been written about the battles that rage between software companies over market share. FoxTales is the story of one such battle, told from the perspective of a foot soldier. My perspective.
When I started with Fox Software, it was a company of barely thirty people. It shared space in a small bank building on the edge of Ohio’s farm country. It was a quaint, family run business, and its product, FoxBASE+, was a niche player.
The next four years brought many surprises: lawsuits, buyouts, off-the-wall management, and even a flying book or two. Things no college course could prepare you for.
And to think, I could’ve been a farmer.
** This tenth anniversary edition contains a foreword by Microsoft Software Engineer & former Fox developer David Heindel, a new note from the author, and a collection of Fox Software "souvenirs" (maps, memos, etc.) **
Much has been written about the battles that rage between software companies over market share. FoxTales is the story of one such battle, told from the perspective of a foot soldier. My perspective.
When I started with Fox Software, it was a company of barely thirty people. It shared space in a small bank building on the edge of Ohio’s farm country. It was a quaint, family run business, and its product, FoxBASE+, was a niche player.
The next four years brought many surprises: lawsuits, buyouts, off-the-wall management, and even a flying book or two. Things no college course could prepare you for.
And to think, I could’ve been a farmer.
** This tenth anniversary edition contains a foreword by Microsoft Software Engineer & former Fox developer David Heindel, a new note from the author, and a collection of Fox Software "souvenirs" (maps, memos, etc.) **
