First,
There are many Foxers who do SQL and N-Tier and disconnected data and XML, as there are many VB'rs that don't.

The point is with VFP, you don't need to learn 20 technologies to make it work. You can do that stuff if you want/need to but if there are other ways also. I agree it would be difficult to learn what you need to learn to be marginally proficient in .Net in a year. Is that an argument for .Net?



>The OP could have been totally and utterly overwhelmed by .NET, dependent on his experience. Imagine having to start learning SQL server (or similar), .NET classes/namespaces, C# language, .NET OOP, ADO.Net, Winforms, WebForms, XML, VS - what a lot to take in in just three months ...