For the shape of things to come (or already here), check out:

www.mercator.com

The "Enterprise" has sailed, and MS is still standing on the dock (trying to catch fish with .NET) ...

>Don't get me wrong, I think VFP is a great tool. I think it addresses classes of applications that .Net was not designed for. The fact is, MS is trying to be an enterprise company, not a line of business company. Products like VB and VFP, out of the box, are not enterprise development tools. In order to develop enterprise apps, you need the addition of developers who are at an expert level. The idea behind .Net is to balance out the equation. i.e., reduce the level of developer you need by improving the tool. Will it work? I don't know. Time will tell... I do know this...if one considers himself a MS developer, one better become acquainted with the enterprise market; since that is the strategic focus of the company.