>>>>Actually, with VC.NET, it is optional. You can write 'managed' or 'unmanaged' code, which means code that runs under the CLR, or an old-style C++ exe.
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>>>oh wow! isnt that sweet! Question... VC.NET is the same as C Sharp?
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>>Nope. VC.NET is VC++7
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>oh wow... now there's something that went right over my head in all the stuff I've been reading. With all the hype about C sharp, I guess I assumed it was gonna be a replacement for having a version of C++ in a VS.NET box. I take it no?... both VC.NET and C# will be in there?

Yup. C# is really just taking VJ++'s spot.