>>I just noticed a rather low paying job in the jobs section.
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>>Luis Guzman must be a bigger chronic-optimist than most developers if he thinks he can get even a Junior VFP Programmer (on a six-month contract) for 11 USD per hour.
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>>Are things really this bad?
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>The rate sounds low, and to most that have been in the business for a while it is. But think about a 19-20 year old kid with a 2 year ad just getting out of school in that area. It could be just the thing he or she needs to get started.

2. Applicant must be comfortable in Microsoft VFP version 7.0 and be familiar with working with SQL Server as the back end.

3. A minimum of 6 months experience in Object oriented or Visual programming is requested

I don't care if the kid is 15 years old - anybody with VFP 7, OO and Client/Server has to be worth more. I wouldn't make the tea for $11 per hour!