[Feis]

Ok, I see your point on VB (both species), and I had heard that, and that was one of the other reasons I was staying away from it.

As for C#, exactly how similar/different is it from C++. When I look at the respective hello world's, they seem to be very different:

C#

// Hello4.cs
using System;

public class Hello4
{
   public static int Main(string[] args)
   {
      Console.WriteLine("Hello, World!");
      return 0;
   }
}

C++

#include<iostream>
int main()
{
std::cout << "Hello, World!";
return 0;
}

Theres also the entire thing about C# being M$ only [Mono doesnt really count], whereas C++ obviously compiles on everything (Mac, *nix, Windows) But if you have some reccomended books for C#, post 'em, maybe Ill end up learning some of that too if I have time