>That's quite possibly the best reply on this subject I've read yet.
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>I don't want your statement of "being 1-1/2 years behind" to discourage anyone though ... if, as you say, .NET is here to stay, being the first out of the gate to learn it does not have an appreciable affect on future success of the individual if the life of the tool can be measured in decades.
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>Respectfully,
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>C. T. Blankenship

Yes, that is a good point actually. I certainly don't mean to discourage anyone. I just want to indicate that now would be a good time to aquire some of these skills if people haven't started already...

Markus