>At the very least, it shows that VFP developers have a demand for .NET training that leverages their VFP skills. My question is whether the "leveraging VFP" has utility. No question that having OO knowledge in ones head is important and helpful. However, I wonder whether showing .NET on its own terms as opposed to be couched from a VFP perspective is a good thing. I have not sat through the class, so I don't have hard evidence.

I'd assume a majority of the developers taking the class come from a VFP background: it's what they know, what they're used to using, and probably the programming language they "think" in. I think the real value of the class is the fact that it DOES come from a VFP perspective. I find it much easier to learn a new topic if I can somehow relate it to something I already know; it means I have to learn a lot less "new" material ;-)

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>From a business standpoint, I don't know if I would have limited my potential audience to VFP developers. OTOH, if that is the group of people I am used to dealing with, it is a good place to start.
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Really? I think from a business perspective it makes perfect sense. He is building a nitch-market for his training. It's how he separates himself from the dozens (if not hundreds) of other companies offering .NET training. Instead of thinking of it as limiting his audience, I'd think of it as maximizing my return on investment. I would guess the investment for attracting VFP developers is much lower than attracting the general joe-developer. There may be a point where he has saturated the VFP/.NET training market, and at that point I'm sure he'll widen his scope a bit.