Any .Net controls you'd recommend?

I have found one .Net control that I just love......DotNetBar. But, I
haven't found a plethora of great controls or class libraries (like I had
with my VB 6).

What am I missing? (No spam please. I'm looking for controls that you use
in your own projects that you like.)

Please include links to the sites if you have them. (DotNetBar is at
http://www.devcomponents.com/dotnetbar/ )

I miss having a large library of cool controls that make RAD programming as
easy as it used to be in VB 6.

IMHO, Microsoft really screwed up with VB.Net in the first 2 iterations.
They abandoned millions of part-time programmers and destroyed a lucrative
software market that targeted part-time-programmers and Microsoft products.
But, why not? I mean, Visual Basic 6 programmers were only the largest
group of programmers in the world. Who needs THAT?

I am glad to see that, in Visual Basic 2005, Microsoft is trying to get back
what they screwed up. And, they are making a good first stab at it.

Unfortunately, I don't think they'll ever regain the status they once held
with the VB market. People just don't forget it when you toss them aside
like so much trash. Go figure.....

Anyway......still trying to regain the RAD experience with MS products. So,
send links if you got 'em.

Thanks!



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