>>>Even if I were working in a team where each one has his specialty, there will always be too much differing opinion among the team members that will always result in a weak product. And then we have to hope that the team leader is a smooth talker.
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>>I think you are dead wrong on this - there will be different opnions,wheter the developers use the same language ot not - this is just a matter of a good project leader.
>>when you write self-contained (encapsulated) modules, it really shouldn't matter in what language they were developped it is up to the project leader to co-ordinate the efforts into a complete product
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>>Arnon
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>Yes, I agree. The whole thing depends on a GOOD Project Leader. I haven't been fortunate enough to find one of those.

I'd also like to add that I don't buy into the 'Jack of all trades and master of none.' Programming is programming. I taught myself BASIC when I was a kid, I learned Pascal in college, I taught myself various script/macro languages for various types of wp and graphic apps in the business world, and now I've been an FP developer for over three years. The learning curve gets steeper each time I pick up something new and my understanding is that Studio will make the cross-over significantly easier.

I am in 100% agreement with Arnon. MS is on the right track and whatever happens, happens. We'll all end up competing with what has become the 'dime-a-dozen' VB programmers. Jen was right in saying VFP can't die. At least not for another 10 years. So why worry?