Hi Gary,

>Then why make "the writing's on the wall" statement regarding the Fox MVP's about which, it appears, you were *wrong* as according to Rick Strahl, they have all retained dual Fox/C# MVP status?

I was under the impression that you can only be an MVP in ONE area. Now I could be wrong, it has happened before < s >, but that's the impression I was going by.

>Spreading a little bit of FUD, eh Jim? Well, lets be honest, it would suit your cause ($$$).

hmmmmm, if everyone up and left VFP for .Net tomorrow, would that suit my cause? Well, the $$$ we earn from our hands-on VFP training we dry up. The $$$ we earn by marketing our self-stufy courseware would dry up. $ales of our data auditing tool FoxAudit would dry up. $ales of our VFP-based, middle-tier data component, DataClas/VFP (Red Matrix Technologies) would dry up. Money we earn assisting developers move their VFP apps from DBF-based solutiuons to a SQL Server-based solutions would dry up. The opportunities to travel and speak at VFP developer conferences would dry up.

I could leave it right there and say "no, it would not suit my cause" but I won't. I'll lay my cards on the table. On the flip side, our SQL Server data auditing tool, SQLAudit (Red Matrix Technologies) would still be a viable product. I'm sure VFP to .NET training opportunities would present themselves, as they are today. I'm sure that VFP to .Net conversion consulting gigs would present themselves, as they are today.

So, as you can see, we are positioning ourselves today to be ready for the future. Positioning ourselves today to be a resource where we are needed now, tomorrow, next week, next year, and so on. I think that is exactly what the new C# MVP's are doing as well. Do I applaud them for doing so? ABSOLUTELY!

Back to the question, if everyone up and left VFP for .Net tomorrow, would that suit my cause? Obviously the answer is no AND yes. Either way, as any business should be, we're trying to be flexible and ready to meet the needs of our customers now and in the future.

So, if I'm guilty on the FUD charge, so be it. Is .Net right for everyone? No. Is it something that people should be seriously checking out? I think so. In the end, is trying to make people realize that an ever-expanding toolset is a very good thing, I think so.