Jerry,

>My main point is that for many VFP coders VFP is the ONLY language they know. With no prior CS training or experience the Dark Side of the Moon is all they know. Stepping from VFP to a language similar to C++ when all you've ever known is VFP will be a programming-life-ending experience for all but the best of them.

Based on my experience (teaching LOTS of VFP developers C#), I have to disagree with this statement. I have found that VFP developers--even those who have never used anything but VFP--learn C# very easily. Although C# has some OOP and language advancements not available in VFP, many of the concepts are the same, and it boils down to learning the syntax of the language...and C# has very clear, consistent syntax that can be learned very quickly.

Developers who are unfamiliar with advanced programming concepts would have an equally difficult time learning these in VFP, C#, VB .NET or any other programming language.

Regards,