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Since we really aren't talking about "strong typing", I don't know that it will. I think VFP will internally still evaluate as fast as it does now. Rememeber that strong typing is used for Intellisense within the IDE and for type library information when creating COM servers. I don't think it covers anything else.
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I keep hearing conflicting info on this.... I don't have the Beta so I can't look into it myself.

Here's what seems certain (or at least, what I seem to hear over and over):
-- intellisense in IDE
-- a new AS clause for the LOCAL command


But here are some of the things that I still wonder about:
-- will variables still really be "variants" -- that is, if I say "LOCAL lnSomething as Numeric" can I still say "lnSomething = [Vin]" later on without error?
-- will we be able to specify types for parameters?
-- if so, will we be able to be as general or as specific as we can be ("objBusClass as Object" or "objBusClass as MyBusClass") with a resulting speed gain as we get more specific?
-- will VFP7 take advantage of type libraries to provider any sort of strong-typing when using CREATEOBJECT or CREATEOBJECTEX?


Put another way, is these really just attempts to make VFP look more like VB, and perhaps silence some critics? Or will they have real and tangible effects on our development? (By real and tangible, I do not mean "I get to see all the members of a list box" -- I mean speed and type-checking).