>>>As a team leader I'd be much more inclined to hire MCP/MCSD-certified developers. It may be a commercial program but at least it is a uniform yardstick with which to measure someone's skill set. I've seen more than one person pass themselves off as VFP experts, only to discover later that they can just barely spell "Foxpro".
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>>(Checking the dictionary) Hey, shouldn't that be spelled Visual BASI...
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>You silly English Knnniggitt!!

...I wave my PRIVATE Variables at your aunties!