Walter ---

Naming conventions are as critical to code as syntax is to a written human language. Now, I would agree with you that scoping prefixes, sometimes, can be left out. What about object naming conventions? You left those out and those are even more critical to the contemporary VFP application. What tells you more in code:

THISFORM.Main.ClientPage.Lastname.Value --- or ----
THISFORM.pgfMain.pagClientPage.txtLastName.Value

?

For a great reference on this, look at the StandardNamingConventions discussion page at foxwiki.com.