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In that case you ARE the development tool I'd argue. The developer and his thought processes are IMO the most important piece of the picture.
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Wow...that is a real good point. But then you run the risk of saying:

I am a tool...which I have been accused of before..and now I am sure< bg >..

I always say, it is the fiddler, not the fiddle. A decent developer can overcome and adapt. I see a lot of FUD being preached about how hard .NET will be, etc. I want to counteract that by saying that folks know way more than they think. The worst mistake a developer can do is not to take the next 6-12 months, while the work is still plentiful, to learn .NET. Will there by VFP work for the next several years, yes. Will it command a premium price? I don't think so. Solid .NET developers will get a premium. What is solid? Combining the knowledge a good developer has that is independent of a specific tool along with knowledge about a tool. It is like programming. Once you learn to program, is picking up another langauge THAT hard? No. It is a matter of learning the syntax. The same concepts apply.

Take a tour through windows forms. Some of the names and labels are different. But you know what? There are a lot of similar things as well? Inheritance? Is it different? Yes. Do I which it worked just like Fox? Yes. But you know what? It is close enough that in quick fashion, the gaps were filled.

It is like the arguments made for going to C# - because it is not VB. How crazy is that? After a while, that crap just has to get the royal smack down.

Doug, good point about the relationship between the developer's mind and the tool..