As a long time C++ programmer C# felt ... it felt good. Yeah, the memory and the non-native binaries make it a non-starter for most things I do. But wow, I loved it.
In the early nineties I found myself faced with spending a year learning to program in C++ with Microsoft foundation classes or giving up on Windows programming. After ten years started sh*tcoding in C#. I feel like I missed out on a lot of pointless suffering.
Yes, Win32 API/MFC was a frustration, but then I've discovered Delphi/VCL. I never liked Pascal so I was really happy I've found about Borland C++ Builder. I did some N-tier apps with it, it was a pleasure to work.
Didn't Borland suffer a massive brain-drain and all the developers left after the C++ Architect mismanagement? The VCL is full of bugs isn't it? And suffers horrible redraw and flicker the last time I used it (years and years ago!)
