John,

I think your points below sum up the problem perfectly. The question I was begging in my original posting was: What do I learn for the next decade that will replace the spot VFP had for me in the 90's? I suspect there is no single answer any more.

>There is a critical mass of VFP developer's who keep the tool alive. Right now, it is about maintaining that mass. I don't see new folks using the tool as part of the critical mass. The critical mass is made up of folks who have used the tool for several years. New folks are still on the edge. They can easily dump VFP in favor of something else. Others have an investment in the product and are more likely to stay with it..
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>However, as time goes on, that critical mass will begin to decay. Changing business requirements will force some to use other tools. Other, will want to gravitate toward other tools. And other's will leave for other reasons...
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