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I simply do not see the unreasonable or irrational "resistance" you refer to in this forum. What I see are people eager to continue to use a tool that they have become proficient in. This is perfectly normal, particularly in a forum specifically for this tool, and happens in all human endeavours.
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Clearly Jos, I am not the only one who sees the resistance. Here is a question - why didn't you pose this question to Igor - he is the one who trotted this out - not me. I simply agreed with what he said. Why don't you pose the question to him. As for me - I see denial when topics like "why doesn't MS market VFP any more" or topics regarding case studies crop up. I see denial when MS - and Ken specifically are hounded each and every time Fox is not mentioned. I see denial when people espouse theories that things are fine - and that Fox is not doing any worse relative to the rest of the IT world. IMO - you put on overly positive spin on things.

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I dont see fanatic denial of the changes that are happening around the IT world at all. I have not read any posts here stating that someone refuses to learn new tools or technologies, that VFP is the only tool, that all other tools are worse, that VFP is the be all and end all, or any other statements to that effect. Where are these statements? I do see people defend their use of VFP, sure, and try to explain why they use it. So what? What do you expect to read here??
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I guess we must be living in two different worlds then...


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What also surprises me is that if the demise of VFP could so clearly be seen since 1993 thats 10 years of very productive (and profitable) development time that I have had. Thank God I did'nt listen to the doomsayers back then, particularly the VB crowd. And now I have at least 7 more years of guaranteed MS support for VFP and perhaps even more when VFP9 comes out. And even then the product would not be dead since one could presumably still develop systems with it. And, at the same time, I can learn other tools and technologies too.
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The unified tools strategy announces at the October, 1993 Devcon was a big clue - as was John Hawkins 1993 FPA article reviewing the Fox Software acqusition from 1 year prior.

Finally, I see denial when people equate "7 years of support" from MS as being anything significant. When is the last time you relied on MS to support the product?