All good points.

>Sure. But I'm already a "carpenter".
>I know the benefits of certain tools and don't really want to build my next house without them.
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>As regards others having the basic skills, well that's ALWAYS going to be so and I just don't see it as a "problem". If it was a problem then no one (else) would do any job that someone else already does, would they?
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>I've said before, but feel a need to say it again here, that I will always be beholden to the pioneers of the .NET platform. They have suffered the crap and pulled the strings to make it a platform that will be widely useable in the future. I've had such experience in the past and it was a whole lot of fun at the time. But that's no longer my bent, and I am perfectly happy to have someone else 'enjoy' such adventures.
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>But I don't really need anyone to pull the 'you can't talk because you ain't done it' argument on me when I can read for myself the words that esteemed people have taken the time to write about their experiences and assessments of .NET.
>Are article saying ".NET is the greatest thing since sliced bread" the only credible articles out there????
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>cheers