Re: a pre-beginner's question: what is the pros and cons of .net, compared to ++

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From: Gerry Hickman (gerry666uk_at_yahoo.co.uk)
Date: 01/25/05 

Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 22:57:40 +0000

Hi Nick,

> Most of the software written each year is not written for commercial
> products. It is written by IT departments inside companies. These folks
> never were big on C++ because of the high costs of maintenance. There are
> 10 developers in this market for every one in commercial software.
>
> And they have switched to .Net in droves. Many organizations that had
> switched to Java have switched back.
>
> Millions of lines a year in .Net. That's success.

I agree with everything you say here. 

-- 
Gerry Hickman (London UK)

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