I guess you haven't heard... C# is standard. Where do you think Mono came from?
>Open Source development like with Python, PHP, C , etc are not at the mercy or whims of a corporate giant that might feel the need to manipulate a development language to support their bottom line. Microsoft is really of the old proprietary programming world. The writing is on the wall for the future of software development and it is Open Source.
Craig Berntson
MCSD, Microsoft .Net MVP, Grape City Community Influencer