>Al, I've seen many things that are consistent with what Tracy said...

Cool. I specifically said I don't know if she's right or wrong. I just object to someone quoting research to add authority to what they say and not telling us what it is. We don't know if it's from Gartner, the Society for the Advancement of C# over VB.Net, or whoever.

There are some cases where a company pays big bucks for a survey or white paper, and they're not allowed to disseminate its contents outside their organization. If Tracy had said she can't say who it is, that's one thing. That she won't say, that's something else.

Dennis asked a serious question, and I imagine quite a few people (myself included) are interested in seeing serious answers.