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>So on one hand, you say that things are not fine. But on the other hand, you are saying that things are not bad.

No. I'm saying that they're not as bad as you say, but not as good as Steve says.

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>You are riding the fence and have no position at all.

My position is stated above.


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>Bottom line, stats CAN be manipulated. Practical experience shows us that. But everybody has an opinion. Whether they want to stick it on the chopping block is another story. FWIW, I think there are a lot of folks who are worried, scared, or simply have an opinion that goes against the grain but are afraid from stating those feelings publically.

I agree with you here. I've said here before that developers should not place their career on one tool. For me, I'm learning .NET, more SQL Server, and working much more with Crystal Reports. I'll also be taking a C++ class in the next few months.