>Hello All,
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>My son is interested in learning vfp.
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>He's 20 and has one year of college (Western Maryland-graphics design), but is curious about opportunities with vfp.
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>Does anyone have any suggestions as to how best to go about learning vfp, and what are employers looking for when hiring vfp programmers.
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>Are there training courses out there, where if successfully completed would guarantee, or at least be helpful when seeking employment.
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>What are the entry-level position requirements, and what is the average compensation for these positions?
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>Any advice would be appreciated, thanks.
>
>Jim Harvey

Jim:

There are quite a few resources for training (classroom based as well as self study courses). Some resources are:

www.appdev.com
www.jamesbooth.com
www.takenote.com
www.hentzenwerke.com (some very good books)

Hope this helps.

- Ravi