Erik,

I agree completely. The scale and scope of the recent annoucements, reinforced by the comment by MS recently that they are sinking over $1 BILLION into development of .NET, means lots of CHANGE -- something that can be overwhelming, but can also be VERY GOOD for developers.

Those who dig deep, study, think strategically, play with the new stuff, read, read, read, dream, talk, and experiment -- sounds tiring doesn't it -- will be in a great position to benefit.

I'm buckled, locked, and loaded.

>http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/nextgen/technology/adoplus.asp
>http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/nextgen/technology/winforms.asp
>http://www.microsoft.com/net/default.asp
>http://msdn.microsoft.com/xml/general/toolkit_intro.asp
>http://www.microsoft.com/biztalk/
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>Friends, given the recent revelations coming from the MS mountain, it seems we are about to enter the most dizzying, most exciting, fastest moving times we have ever experienced as software developers. Not only is technology moving at a blinding rate, it is accelerating at a blinding rate. The breadth of information before us that we must absorb is truly staggering.
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>If you read the articles in the posts I have provided, and you are not excited, you need to check your pulse, or reconsider your choice of profession.
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>I only hope that the additional time required for self-education might be offset by higher billable rates when we have come to be able to wield the powerful new tools we are being given. Strap in folks, we're in for a wild ride.