<snip> .NET ain't yet - more than 3 years after release - ready for prime time.

I'll grant you, the original article contains some questionable conclusions. And so does the above-statement.

Is .NET perfect? Of course not. Can it be better? Absolutely. Is there a big learning curve? Quite often, yes. But not ready for prime time? False.

I've been involved with 5 different types of .NET apps in production, and a sixth by the end of the year. And I was at least a year late in getting involved with .NET. There are several shops in Philadelphia that are cranking out all sorts of .NET apps for clients across the globe...in "prime time".

May I suggest you and those who share this opinion venture from the safe confines of the UT FoxForum, and go up to GotDotNet or DotNetJunkies...or better yet, travel to a .NET conference or visit a .NET development shop...and make the claim that .NET isn't ready for prime time. And explain to them why you feel that way.

Statements that .NET isn't ready for prime-time, often mixed with references to ".NOT", are often made by those with limited experience in the tool...who still feel qualified to evaluate. Sorry Jim, but this is selective critical-thinking.

Kevin