Dean,

Don't worry the C# (2.0) specific stuff thats coming in Whidbey will make life a lot easier when writing C# code. For example the C# compiler will take a lot of work out of dealing with delegates so that you will be able to write code like this:

button1.Click += delegate { MessageBox.Show("Button Clicked"); }; 

Instead of ...

button1.Click += new EventHandler(button1_Click);

void button1_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) {
   MessageBox.Show("Button Clicked"); 
}

There is a great article by Jeffrey Richter which shows the new syntax options available when dealing with delegates. This is a good example of MS increasing developer productivity with C# through refinment of the language syntax.

http://www.codeguru.com/cs_delegates/WorkingWithDelegates.html

I am personally more excited about Whidbey than I ever was with Everett.

Neil