>Supose a developer comes to you and says:
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>"Hi, I've been told about a development tool called Visual FoxPro. It's from Microsoft, right? I'm interested in knowing more about it and eventually consider start using it. Could you give me some directions to help me with that
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>What would you tell him/her?
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>Fernando

As much as I like VFP I'd tell her to take up VB .NET and C# instead, assuming she is going to stay with WinXX. After she reaches a proficient level of skill in VB .NET and still wants to tinker then by all means have a go at VFP.

When she asks why I'd tell her that MS is not advertizing VFP except among the converted, that magazines like CoDe are featuring .NET tools almost exclusively, if their last issue is any measure, and that it isn't when VFP will cease being supported by MS but only when, which I suspect will be within a couple of years, 2005 at the latest.

On the other hand, if .NET doesn't take off, or 3rd party languages and tools become extinguished after MS develops a sizable market share, then there are whole new worlds to conqueror.
JLK