>>Look....I don't advocate that people dive head first.
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>Stop avoiding the issue here. Steve Black suggests that developers wait until the dust settles before considering investing their resources in .NET. I happen to disagee. You happen to as well, although, quite a bit more emotionally I might add.
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When I get called a liar, scumbag, ass, etc...I tend to flare up a bit...

Good then, we agree that Steve's advice is bad... Let's move on...


>So, what is the disadvantage to waiting a year before looking at .NET, which is along the lines of what Steve is suggesting, and what you called deceptive? Is a year really that big of deal? My time flies, dunno about yours. But in either case, the .NET picture will be clearer by then. Do you disaggree?
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With time, a lot gets clearer. Still, I think the time invested today in learning will pay off. And it should be stressed that real application development is going on in dotNET.

I would also stress that time lost is time never regained...

Mike, let's move on...