Speaking as one of those VFP developers in the process of converting to .NET, I wouldn't say I hate it but the learning curve is very steep. I expect that what sounds like "hating .NET" is actually the frustration of spending hours, even days, trying to figure out how to do something that we were able to do in our sleep in FoxPro for many years. As I have figured out how to do more things, my frustration threshold has gotten higher and could see past that frustration to appreciate the good things about .NET. It's also hard for folks who are trying to learn .NET and still do VFP because you end up working on a VFP project for a long time and lose ground on the .NET side. You really have to steep yourself in .NET, or any new language, for a long time for things to start to come naturally again.

My experience with most of the folks answering my questions has been terrific. I really appreciate all the help I have gotten here without patronizing comments. Lots of times I realize, after the fact, that if I had been just a little more patient, I could have figured the answer out myself. Sometimes, when my frustration level is high, it's more like a matter of posting a question here or chucking the computer out the window. Many of you have rescued me from that frustration over the last couple of years. Thanks ever so much to everyone who answers questions here.

>Where does this stuff come from? If the "majority" hates NET it should be possible to identify examples. Can you name any? What I've seen is a stream of provocative condescending attitude towards VFP developers and when one of them snaps back, it's presented as anti-NET-ism rather than a reaction to boorish behavior. But whatever.