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>>Are those rural West Virginia rates or something? Those rates are way off for the big cities. My current rate is $60.00/hr. just for VFP work - I'd get $100 for VB/ASP/SQL no problem (which is why I've switched). That figure for VC++ is the dumbest thing I've ever seen. I wouldn't take anything from that magazine too seriously after seeing that misinformation.
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>These are averages from a survey of the magazine's readers and www.computerjobs.com.
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>As for the quality of the magazine, it's top notch. Highly recommended, especially for independents.

Well, they're still screwed up. The client where I'm currently getting $60.00/hr. for VFP was paying $125.00/hr. for VFP contractors prior. As for VC++, that will almost always pay more. I'm not sure where the VB rates fall but there's a lot more contracts out there to choose from. Java/UNIX/C++ pays the highest, I believe (that's where all the jobs are in Boston although there's still a fair amount of SQL/VB/ASP).

It'll be interesting to see if .NET ever takes off the way ASP has (only to be surpassed by Java). If you look in the classifieds here in the Boston area, there's a very high ratio of C++/Java to ANYTHING Microsoft. Time to learn a new skill (again!) I can't see .NET ever getting market share like that!

-JT