When a Legacy System Reaches Its Limits: Rebuilding a FoxPro-Based Inventory Platform

For many businesses, legacy systems are not just software – they are the backbone of daily operations.

But what happens when those systems stop working, and no one is left who understands how they were built?

Recently, we worked with a client in the architectural antiques and restoration industry facing exactly this situation.

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From Visual FoxPro to React: Modernizing a Legacy Business Platform

Field Inspection

Sometimes the best proof of long-term software quality is when a client comes back after many years.

Recently we started working again with a long-term client in the structural inspection industry, for whom we originally built a custom online platform more than twenty years ago.

That original system, developed using Visual FoxPro, supported the company’s internal order management, scheduling, and inspection workflows for many years.

Like many businesses, the client eventually decided to move to a modern third-party platform in an attempt to simplify their operations.

However, after using the new system for some time, they realized something important.

Some of the most critical workflows from their original platform were missing.

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