Sorry guys, #6 is really #1. Isn't speed the reason we came here?

>#8 VFP community is the best for a programming language
>#7 VB OOP isn't ready from prime time
>#6 The fastest database access period.
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>>#5 Cost the same as other Visual Studio Tools but you get database engine included with the package
>>#4 I was not originally a Microsoft Tool
>>#3 Oracle is too expensive and SQL Server too unreliable
>>#2 2 Words "Microsoft Access"
>>#1 Cause life's too short to code in Visual C++