My comments about Paul's authority/comment on amateur vs. professional were tongue and cheek. Concerning the rest of your post, you won't get any argument from me...

...although I don't know enough about .Net to say whether or not someone with enough experience and having built a framework, classes etc. in .Net that can be re-used to provide a "simple" app in the same amount of time and for the same cost as someone with years of VFP experience. If this were the case the end customer would not see it as overkill because they would be getting the same product in the same amount of time for the same cost.


>>Well if I read into what Paul is saying, whom I'm sure is a respected authority on this matter - Only if you're a professional vs. amateur/enthusiast. <s>
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>>>Is that really the case? Should everything be done with .Net?
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>I always thought that what differentiates an amateur from a professional would be the following. Somebody that builds an app. with the proper development tool.
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>The professional should care for the customer's needs. Not build something only just thinking that it'll be better for his career.
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>For sure building a full blown .Net app on the web with SQL Server will be better for YOU. But do you really think that it'll fit the needs of a customer that asked for a simple app.? Are you familiar with the work overkill?