1 - Self employed 2 - Use Delphi and Kylix both visual and non visual 3 - Since D1 (TP in C/PM and ever since ...) 4 - Can't recall - several years. 5 - Will continue to use Delphi and Kylix for existing products but probably C# in future. Interested in Kylix, Lazarus, Mono also. Paul Lowman