>If someone is interested in an exam they can pass today, and is new to .NET, then the VFP exams are a better bet - for today. So what if "VFP Certified" has no meaning, I've never heard anyone refer to themselves that way. "Microsoft Certified Professional, Visual FoxPro" is a better description of the status of a person who passed 70-155 or 70-156.
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>Those who feel that their clients will be assured of their VFP skills will find that 70-155 and/or 70-156 fit the bill far better than a certification for something that is mostly unrelated.

Now Cindy...

You know as well as I do that passing the VFP exam means NOTHING as far as one's ability to deliver applications are concerned. And for the record, people have referred to it as being "certified in VFP" - or some derivative thereof. To imply that - or as you suggest "MCP - VFP" - is portraying a false sense of security.

I have long said the list of those who have not taken the exam is far more impressive than those who have taken the exam

As far as the VFP exams being a better bet for today - I am not sure how you can justify that in light of:

1. The exams cover a version of the software that is 2 versions old;
2. Is in a track that is being retired and ;
3. Has nothing to do with .NET

If people are serious about certification - then they should not waste their time on a track that is being retired...

Do you really think a client rests easier if the consultant passed a VFP exam??? Clients rest easier when they have applications they can rely upon.