>James,
>I have three kids, and I know what you mean!
>
>But I feel relieved when I think how much time I could be wasting if I started to learn VB6 in the past year. Would have to start over again with VB.NET.
>
>I think for our situation we have to find a pretty stable alternative that also has lot of demand in the job market(may be Java?).
>
>What are your thoughts?
>
>--Ahmed Siddiqui

It's a tough call. Java is moving further away from MS. It all depends on which direction you want to go. The .net standard may have a lot to offer once the wrinkles are ironed out.