Hi kevin,

>First of all, 'denigrate' means to attack someone's character or belittle, which
>I certaintly didn't do.

>Second, my opinion, and thats all it is - an opinion - is far from 'silly', (an
>adjective, when used to describe a writers work this way, certainly belittles
>the writer) .

>Next, If you think my opinion is 'silly', try going into an interview for a .NET
>position and tell the interviewer that you've read the MSDN site and followed
>thr discussion here on the UT, but never actually worked in it.

Sure, this would not be too difficult of you're applying to a position that fits you knowledge. For example, if I know a lot of languages their characteristic, information analysis, database and application design I could well apply as a project manager for any project implementation. Of course if I want to apply to a position as a .NET programmer, I'll have to have the skills.

Simular to the F1 Ferrari designer, he can work as a designer at every other team, but to work as a mechanic, it would be way different. But does this say he does not capable of making a valid statment about technical implications of a certain decision?

Walter,