Sorry to rain, once-again, on your enlightened analysis, Joe Bob, but the "fact" is every market, niche or otherwise, has its winners and its losers. Should people expand horizons? Certainly. Is this particular niche better or worse than most others? I see no objective evidence of this one way or another.

Moreover just like almost everything else, software developers in all areas are affected by the underlying business and investment cycles that, despite what you may believe, are not much better or worse insulated by the choice of what particular technology to study or use next.

So instead of "Fox" in your message below substitute "Java" or "Delphi" or "VB" or ".NET" and it reduces, as usual, to a spun babble.


**--** Steve





>I know it is a tough situation to go through. I recall Michelle Cox's situation about a year to two ago. However, I would contend that the BEST time to expand a skill set is WHEN you have a job. I believe that as time goes by, more and more Fox developers will be dealing with this very issue. Reports from various user groups indicate that many are going through it now.
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>This is fact, not JVP preaching FUD... So much for the "niche" market. Depending on what side you are on, the "niche" does not look too good, does it????
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>One man's niche is another mans dead-end market....