Skilled and accustomed - yes, maybe. But that still doesn't mean that they LIKE it that way.
C++ just has some things that are UNNECCESSARILY difficult for most applications.

I guess only time will tell...

ellen whitney
EPS Software Corp
~ making IT happen ~

>>>Wouldn't these people just use VC++ version 7 instead of switching to C#?
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>>Not necessarily. C++ is extremely difficult. It requires you manage things like internal memory pointers and just manipulating simple text strings is a hideous task.
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>>C# tries to give the developer the best of both worlds - allowing a lot of the important functionality of C++, but eliminating some of the pain.
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>I see your point, but wouldn't the VC++ developers already be either skilled in this or atleast accustomed to it? Only the marginal VC++ developers would jump ship. So it seems like the target for C# is kind of small.