>I watch all the posts on VFP9 and the beta. Clearly, everybody is stoked. I think, in general, that's a good thing. It would be an even better thing if that same energy were applied to looking at other tools, with an open mind - it might make some realize that VFP isn't the only tool around for doing desktop/client-server apps.
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>I'll grant this - for years, many I.T. folks dismissed VFP, in part because they had a limited understanding of VFP's feature set. I ran into it many times. However, I think the tables have turned, and some VFP folks hold a similar attitude about tools beyond VFP.

It certainly seems that way to me, FWIW. Clearly, folks can spend their time in any way they choose, however I personally find it a much better pursuit to learn about and build things with other tools rather than spend that time throwing cold water on them and figuring out how to either get MS to create a VFP.NET or build my own. I love VFP and still use it every day, but I don't see how it can hurt me to also know how to build apps with other tools.