Well put!
>>>When my turn came around, of course I mentioned that I was a Visual FoxPro developer. Before I could mention anything else the instructor said "Do they actually pay you for that?"
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>>Perfect oppurtunity to challenge him to something. Say "Watch this VFP COM and DBFs blow the socks of ADO and SQL Server from VBScript in an ASP page".
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>I would also find out if he works for someone... if so, call his employer and complain. That's not professional and is totally uncalled for. If not, I would tell him that you did not appreciate it, and ask for him to have better judgement in the future.
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>It's really stupid on his part to knock anyone who is paying for him to teach - he would not get another engagement with my company if I heard something like that.
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