Hmmm - pretty much what I figured
A few years ago, I said that within 5 years there would be some new faddish language/system that would start to turn developers heads. Sure enough, here's a story out of Yahoo on that subject. As .NET gathers buzz, I expect to hear a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth....

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Huh?
[Patrick Logan] September 5, 2003 19:44:47.340
1. Isn't this the reaction MSFT planned on? MSFT knows how to win the hearts of the average developer. 2. Java is more complex than dotnet? Are they serious? By what measure? 3. Who cares. Choose your favorite dynamic language and move on. This is like choosing between Borland C++ or Visual C++.