Implications of 8.5 objects in an 8 world ?

[Steven Cappiello]

Hi,

I design database applications for a company that is sloooow to adopt new revisions.. so I'm sure we won't be upgrading to 8.5 for quite some time. In the meantime, are there ways that I can plan for the future while continuing to improve my solutions now.. (while minimizing the need to redo them to incorporate the niceties of 8.5) ?

for example.. I'm wondering how Object Features may make developing easier & better for me and better for the users.. and am hoping to not spend a lot of time on an interfact tactic now if it will be much better using objects.

thx.

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