Tom Campbell of
Compute! in 1993 praised FoxPro's
rapid application development: "You can create a complete database browser with a mousing, menuing interface in well under 100 lines--including a custom data entry screen with error checking". He concluded that the $1000 price for FoxPro and
runtime library was "without a doubt" worthwhile, as it "could mean that you'll make that $1,000 back--on your first job". Richard O'Reilly of the
Los Angeles Times also approved of the
no-code development. He said that FoxPro 2.5 was preferable to
Microsoft Access for most, being both faster and easy to learn, and also faster than
Borland Paradox. A 1990
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants member survey found that 2% of respondents used FoxBase as their database. dBASE creator
Wayne Ratliff in 2007 praised FoxPro: "FoxPro is more rigorous in its data approach than dBASE II was. It's—maybe user-friendly isn't the right word—it's just friendly. It's easy to do stuff". Chuck Hinkle reviewed the Mac version in The Apple Barrel and complained that it wasn't more object-based and that the add-ins that simplify its programming on the PC don't exist on the Mac and require more work than using
FileMaker or
Helix (database). His final assessment was: "I would stick with FileMaker for simple databases and stick with Helix Express and 4th Dimension for sophisticated database applications for the Macintosh." However, he recommended it for Mac users who have to program for PC users or who need to run dBASE programs. == Version information ==