>Remember, .Net is all drag and drop
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>'Til it's not.
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>And 95% of what you'll need to do comes under the 2nd part of that statement.


What a jaundiced view of .Net. Been doing it since if first came out in 2000 (1?). Everthing I've ever needed is usually built into .Net or easy obtainable from open source, 3rd parties etc.