From: Adam 

Paul Ranson wrote:

> This isn't the case.
>
> .NET is analagous to Java, it's a library and an environment for
> applications. It's a better design than Java, if only because it didn't have
> to repeat the same mistakes and it supports C++, but I don't really see the
> point of either. Anyway the MS development tools allow you to target .NET or
> native with C or C++.
>

Chuckle

"if only because it didn't have to repeat the same mistakes and it
supports C++"

Not that you're biased in favour of C++ or anything 

Adam

> Paul
>
> "Geo"  wrote in message
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>
>>"Gary Britt"  wrote in message
>>news:42892a6c$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>
>>
>>>wanted to try, but it was .Net only.  Why a keyboard layout program
>>>needed
>>>to be network centric or whatever it is .Net does was a baffle to me.
>>
>>anything written with the .NET version of visual studio will require the
>>framework so in order to write a C++ program that does't require it you
>>would have to use visual studio 6 or earlier. (at least that's how I
>>understand it)
>>
>>Geo.
>>
>>
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