>>I'm confused as to why you think .NET is lacking...
>>
>>

>>public class MyJunk: OldJunk
>>{
>>   public myJunk() : base()
>>   {
>>      this.SomeProperty = "nondefault value";  
>>   }
>>}
>>

>
>So how exactly do you subclass and just set a property, without writing any method code, just clicking around the PEM window?
>
>I know you can do everything in code - stool, you can even write forms in prgs (I know a guy who does and he's doing great, his forms are tight and his exe shrank by 50%, gaining some speed too), but... which part of Visual evades understanding here?

I guess I don't feel like I'm missing anything without the visual subclassing. I feel no desire to design my business objects using a designer. Whatever floats your boat.