Having reached 63 I have launched the process of learning the last programming language version I want or expect to want - Visual Studio VB 2010. While I have jumped into the pool to learn VB.Net, 2003, 2005, etc when crunch time came VB6 was the tool. My Reasons for slow to upgrade contain some of the comments already noted, but I repeat them anyway. 1. I think it was VB.Net almost a decade ago that had the wonderful Merry Go Round help files. Search for a term, find 7 references to other terms, but no real explanation of the one you wanted. Of course, go to the other 7 and all they do is point to the 6 you have not yet looked at and the one you just left. Guess I am just weak at running in circles. 2. Geekspeak - wow there must a team of thousands to meet and agree on all the new terms to use in explaining a new feature. Of course, the real problem, is there are dozens of these teams doing there own thing and the dictionary of geekspeak is just more geek speak. I also mostly fail to "learn" when asking a non-english speaking person to expline evrything from making coffee to construction of space shuttle. Not sure this is a function of age. 3. I am not writing code to sell, but to perform tasks within my environement. VB6 did (and still does) cover a whole lot of that ground. I guess I am not thinking Old Thougths but more likely had Old Problems to solve. Having retired, I am now trying to solve new problems, most of which do need new tech. 4. Desire to learn - I think you must have a desire and a need to learn the lastest version of anything. Last and most important 5. If I don't go to the trouble to learn there will always be a young horse who will pull the wagon for me.