>>>Unofficially, I heard that attendance here for FoxPro is around 375-400 (about the same as last year).
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>>That's interesting. Steve Black has long promoted that conference attendance isn't declining
>>http://fox.wikis.com/wc.dll?Wiki~VFPConferenceAttendance~VFP
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>My take on Steve’s data is that it takes into account what he wishes to present to obtain a smoothed yearly total. I do compare 1995 with 3000 attending the Advisor event with the numbers today at that show which is about one tenth the total.
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>The addition of “foreign” attendees is interesting. What would the attendance have been if VFP did not enough interest outside the United States to have a show? It could also mean that the interest in the United States has dwindled. You can stack the numbers to reflect whatever you want. Just create your own “table of facts”! What does not change is the number of VFP jobs that are available.

Something else to consider. Who uses the Fox and for what purposes. Other numbers to analyze <g>

In a 9 to 5 environment perhaps the usage of the Fox has declined but what about those building solutions for smaller enterprises, mom & pop shops...

How does the Fox perform in that area compared to the other development environment (Delphi and others)

Still other numbers to collect.

In the end so many numbers we can use them to come to whatever conclusion that pleases us. Numbers don't mean a thing until we use them to our advantage. This is not only for the Fox area but for everything.