>>Jeff
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>>>>Whenever I talk about what I do with someone they ask if I use Java and when I answer no they kind of clam up and shake their head or tell me to learn Java<<
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>>Get used to it. The next generation of programmers has largely trained with Java. They are linux and Java-centric.
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>That's a very sad state of affairs for MS developers! It makes you wonder if .NET stands a chance!
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>-JT

Jeff;

First it has to be released - and then it may be another 18 months before we "really know anything"! By then 3 ghz CPU's will be on the market and may help "resolve" any speed problems .NET has introduced. Shades of VFP 3.0 and CodeBook with a 100 mhz CPU. When 200 mhz CPU's were introduced CodeBook ran at an "acceptable" speed. By then several other frameworks were introduced that were much more lean and mean.

Should be interesting though - just keep alert and ready to make any necessary moves.

Tom