Comments on: Foundry Group Raises $225 Million Early Stage VC Fund http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/02/foundry-group-raises-225-million-early-stage-vc-fund.html Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:09:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Steven Dzilvelis http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/02/foundry-group-raises-225-million-early-stage-vc-fund.html/comment-page-1#comment-9888 Steven Dzilvelis Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:58 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=2080#comment-9888 Although without an ACCEPT command or an ENTERGROUP, the page would blink pretty quick before returning to the O/S... (sorry - couldn't resist) <br /> <br /> I once wrote an entire accounting system in DataFlex in the 80's... Used to work at Data Access (the maker of DF) back in Miami. Cross platform object oriented 4GL development in the early 90's. Way ahead of their time! Although without an ACCEPT command or an ENTERGROUP, the page would blink pretty quick before returning to the O/S… (sorry – couldn't resist)

I once wrote an entire accounting system in DataFlex in the 80's… Used to work at Data Access (the maker of DF) back in Miami. Cross platform object oriented 4GL development in the early 90's. Way ahead of their time!

]]> By: bfeld http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/02/foundry-group-raises-225-million-early-stage-vc-fund.html/comment-page-1#comment-8379 bfeld Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:53 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=2080#comment-8379 Yeah – true – that was pretty sloppy on my part. I agree that DataFlex was way ahead of its time! The stuff I wrote in it in the late 1980’s is still being used (successfully) today.<br /> Yeah – true – that was pretty sloppy on my part. I agree that DataFlex was way ahead of its time! The stuff I wrote in it in the late 1980’s is still being used (successfully) today.

]]> By: bruce2096 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/02/foundry-group-raises-225-million-early-stage-vc-fund.html/comment-page-1#comment-7525 bruce2096 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:51 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=2080#comment-7525 Oh, and given where the world is today, perhaps this is a more appropriate: <br /> <br /> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> <br /> <Module> <br /> <ModulePrefs title="congrats" /> <br /> <Content type="html"> <br /> <![CDATA[ <br /> Congratulations! <br /> ]]> <br /> </Content> <br /> </Module> Oh, and given where the world is today, perhaps this is a more appropriate:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<Module>
<ModulePrefs title="congrats" />
<Content type="html">
<![CDATA[
Congratulations!
]]>
</Content>
</Module>

]]> By: todd_vernon84 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/02/foundry-group-raises-225-million-early-stage-vc-fund.html/comment-page-1#comment-7528 todd_vernon84 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:51 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=2080#comment-7528 if (amountRaised>200,000,000) &&(fundLocation==CO){ <br /> return(rockStar); <br /> } <br /> <br /> Congrats... if (amountRaised>200,000,000) &&(fundLocation==CO){
return(rockStar);
}

Congrats…

]]> By: bfeld http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/02/foundry-group-raises-225-million-early-stage-vc-fund.html/comment-page-1#comment-7532 bfeld Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:51 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=2080#comment-7532 Correct! DataFlex 2.2 to be precise. Correct! DataFlex 2.2 to be precise.

]]> By: risnjak http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/02/foundry-group-raises-225-million-early-stage-vc-fund.html/comment-page-1#comment-7534 risnjak Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:51 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=2080#comment-7534 Cestitam! (croatian) Cestitam! (croatian)

]]> By: Alex http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/02/foundry-group-raises-225-million-early-stage-vc-fund.html/comment-page-1#comment-7535 Alex Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:51 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=2080#comment-7535 Pozdravlyayu! <br /> <br /> This is congrats in Russian just to expand the weirdness ..... Pozdravlyayu!

This is congrats in Russian just to expand the weirdness …..

]]> By: Eric Olson http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/02/foundry-group-raises-225-million-early-stage-vc-fund.html/comment-page-1#comment-7536 Eric Olson Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:51 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=2080#comment-7536 Congrats Brad! Congrats Brad!

]]> By: Andrew Luter http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/02/foundry-group-raises-225-million-early-stage-vc-fund.html/comment-page-1#comment-7542 Andrew Luter Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:51 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=2080#comment-7542 Nice work guys! Nice work guys!

]]> By: Pete Warden http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/02/foundry-group-raises-225-million-early-stage-vc-fund.html/comment-page-1#comment-7545 Pete Warden Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:51 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=2080#comment-7545 Is that DataFlex? I can't claim I know it, but you piqued my curiosity and got me googling. Is that DataFlex? I can't claim I know it, but you piqued my curiosity and got me googling.

]]> By: Don Ryan http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/02/foundry-group-raises-225-million-early-stage-vc-fund.html/comment-page-1#comment-7547 Don Ryan Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:51 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=2080#comment-7547 I recognized the BASIC and Pascal off the bat. The APL predates my geekdom. Congrats. I recognized the BASIC and Pascal off the bat. The APL predates my geekdom. Congrats.

]]> By: tom http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/02/foundry-group-raises-225-million-early-stage-vc-fund.html/comment-page-1#comment-7550 tom Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:51 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=2080#comment-7550 Who ever used the print function in APL, anyway? Who ever used the print function in APL, anyway?

]]> By: bruce2096 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/02/foundry-group-raises-225-million-early-stage-vc-fund.html/comment-page-1#comment-7551 bruce2096 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:51 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=2080#comment-7551 I'll take obscure programming languages for $1000, Alex. <br /> <br /> What is "Dataflex"? <br><br> I'll take obscure programming languages for $1000, Alex.

What is "Dataflex"?

]]> By: Chris Yeh http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/02/foundry-group-raises-225-million-early-stage-vc-fund.html/comment-page-1#comment-7553 Chris Yeh Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:51 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=2080#comment-7553 I'm hesitant to even comment, since I can't program in anything more interesting than plain HTML, but let me offer my hearty congratulations anyways! Hard to believe that just 14 years ago, Chris Wand and I were dormmates! I'm hesitant to even comment, since I can't program in anything more interesting than plain HTML, but let me offer my hearty congratulations anyways! Hard to believe that just 14 years ago, Chris Wand and I were dormmates!

]]> By: Dan Dunn http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/02/foundry-group-raises-225-million-early-stage-vc-fund.html/comment-page-1#comment-7556 Dan Dunn Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:51 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=2080#comment-7556 Well done. We're all pulling for you. Well done. We're all pulling for you.

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