I don't fall into that category either. What I said is that very capable people with whom I've been dealing recently don't ask or care what happens on the server- apart from the database, which is MySQL or SQL Server. I didn't say we're using VFP; it's irrelevant. People just don't seem to care in an ASP model. As for the database: we regard the database as the gas in the car- yes it's important to get from A to B, but it's not the purpose of the voyage. ;-)

John, a couple of things:

First, I've spoken with developers recently who thought, based on who they were initially talking to, that they could use whatever development tool they wished. Then they learned later, that wasn't the case.

Second, the statement "people just don't seem to care in an ASP model"...all I can is that my experiences are the complete reverse. And in many cases, like it or not, clients want to pick tools where they know they can find people.

Here's a strange twist of fate: I got a phone call from a company in Philadelphia yesterday....they asked my availability for some .NET work. They are stuck in VS2003 and can't switch for at least another year. I told them to
call me when they upgraded. Strange...