>>>I'm sure the fact that more and more people are converting from VFP to .NET is a factor also.
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>>>Well, let's look at what's happened since JVP was banned....
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>>>- Claude Fox being banned
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>>>- Terry Thurber and what he did about a year ago at this time
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>>>- Marcia and Andy and Naomi
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>>>- Jeff Pace challenging me to a .NET/Fox development contest (and then dropping out of sight_
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>>>- Walter calling me "incompetent" (last time I got asked to teach a weekly SQL class, I had to tell the company...a Gold Partner....that I needed to make them aware that they were hiring a contract trainer who was called "incompetent" by a UT member....amazingly, despite that huge huge black mark, they took me anyway...go figure)
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>>There always seems to be place for a trainer of a beginner class. BTW, my comments were along the lines of: If you find this SQL command complex then why are you selected to be a SQL trainer.
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>>"Incompetent" is a subjective depending on the level you're expecting. AFAIK, I never called you incompetent.
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>Walter, if you are saying Kevin is only qualified to teach beginner courses in SQL, then you are wrong and out of line.

That is a conclusion kevin has to draw or reject himself. The statement I gave to him was not 'complex' in the world of SQL programmers. If he finds it complex then the conclusion is??

BTW this was referring to a discussing that was quite interesting because it outlined the difference between record oriented and set oriented and the blurred border between them. I was outlining that some things are better solved in a record oriented way than a set oriented. But of course this against the holy grail of SQL. The record oriented solution was very simple and straightforward while the SQL one requires a lot more creativity.