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>I wouldn't get too wrapped up in the analogy.

message well received ;-)

>IF MS works it correctly, they can use that nest of objects to shield developers from the changes that take place at the implementation level of the machine. Whether they choose to do so is another matter. Let's hope so ... the opportunity is there and OO principals demand it to a degree.

Like you say let's hope so.

>More importantly I plan to document my learning step by step on my website http://www.savvysolutions.com (everything I had to do to achieve the certifications of MCDBA and MCSN.NET) so that the people who follow after me can have a free place to go to see what someone else had to do to master (if one can ever say that confidently) the .NET Framework. If I can help just one person become certified in this new technology with this endeavor then I believe I've done a service to the community.

This will probably be something interesting to follow. Best of luck in getting those certifications.

>Have you ever seen the movie Pay It Forward? That's the approach I'm taking with my transition to .NET. I can't pay back the people that helped me make up my mind to make that transition (Griver, Eggar, McNeish, Gero, et. al.) but I can pay it forward to those who will follow in my footsteps and try to make their path easier than mine ... that is what the VFP community is all about ... the greatest service we can do to the .NET community is bring that sentiment along with us.

Yes I saw that movie. Very bright what they did with it. Too bad no enough people think like that.