>This past week this individual has told me that VFP and ColdFusion were dead and has "knocked" VFP plenty of times.

Actually, VB is dead as he knows it. The new .NET version will blow a lot of current VB programmers right out of the water with its OOP technology. You will know more about OOP than this other guy, and he is going to need you whether he knows it or not.

Just bide your time and try to bite your tongue when you wind up helping him figure out what's going on with his own language next year. <bg>