>>>It's really been quite nice. If any of you have been putting off learning C#, I would suggest you give it a try. It's very robust, and if you have any C/C++ knowledge, it's very straight-forward.
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>If you don't know C, it's a good way to learn that syntax.
>Once I learned C# many other C-like languages became easy to learn.
>.NET has been quietly improving over the years.
>For example, SSRS didn't exist when I learned C#. We had to use Crystal Reports.
>Now there's a robust native reporting system embedded in the language.

I agree. With the Visual Studio IDE and Debugger, it really is a great way to do development. Visual Studio makes it very easy to debug your code in real-time, examine variables, look at memory blocks, etc.

If anyone would like help learning C/C++ feel free to contact me.