>>Now, I think there is one con to frameworks...it hides how things really work in VFP. You tend to learn how the framework works and not how VFP works.
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>On the other hand, I use a bud's framework, and by studing that, I've learned more about VFP than I probably could in any other way.

Similar experience here Mike. Studying the VFE event model and sample app really leveraged my OO learning curve.