>Hi,
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>Maybe this has been asked before, but I'm just starting to look into .NET and I'm wondering what reactions people have to remarks made by Whil Hentzen (publisher of books on FoxPro etc.) on his website, specifically that books on .NET "have been an unmitigated disaster for everyone who has
>invested in them" and "Microsoft has admitted that their hopes for .NET
>haven't been realized." Admittedly, I find this hard to reconcile with what I see on the web, and obviously people here are working with .NET. But are things looking rosey, as far as you can see, or is there cause for concern? It would be interesting to hear your opinions. Thanks!

Mission impossible. You'll have to find out by yourself. Some will reply by saying that the product is fantastic. Others will say that it does'nt deliver based on all its promises. Who will you believe then?

The truth lies in there somewhere. But where exactly. At this point it's almost impossible to have the absolute truth on your thread. Many have already invested a lot of resources on .Net because no matter what MS will launch they'll follow. So because of that investment they want it to pay at the end of the adventure. They'll use every way possible to convince you that this is the best development environment they ever saw.

Other are just waiting to see what will really happen with the overall evolution of the product. So you'll have replies saying that there's no need to rush on that train. What if it hits a wall?

So finally you'll probably realize that you'll be left at the same point where you were before your interrogations. Don't forget that the big MS marketing machine is in full throttle with .Net.

This to me looks like singers releasing a new CD. When was the last time you heard a singer saying that his previous CD was better than the one he just released <vbg>

The best you can hope for is to get pointers telling you why you should or should'nt use .Net. But that is also a touchy subject. I don't recall seeing a real critical evaluation of .Net.

It looks like there is an overall agreement. "Let's all use it and we'll see later what has to be fixed".