Doug,

>I am compeltey confident that those who can adapt will always have enough work - and then some ahile those who cannot will just have enough work. <g>

I agree. Overall logical analysis and problem-solving skills are the foundation -- language is just an implementation decision.

>Goodness gracios - is anyone "out there" not swamped with work right now?? I'm absolutely buried with NO chance of a break in the foreseeable decade. <g>

Same here. That's why I don't worry about the future. Right now, there's enough work for doing web front-ends to FP and VFP apps to keep me busy for several years. And, if that begins to dry up, something else will take its place.

I think it's a safe bet to be learning Web Development, distributed architecture, and staying up-to-date on reading/experimenting with things like palms and cell-phone internet (WAP, etc).