Hello Dear Members, I have a nephew, 15 years old. He is interested in software development. I am unable to decide what language/platform he must choose as his hobby (and later as his career). I myself, have been only developing in C++ for about 10 years. I love C++ because of its power & flexibility. I want to let my nephew: 1. Choose a language/platform that will not die for several years (like C++) 2. Ability to develop software for any purpose (Application Development, System Tools, Drivers, Games etc). C++ has that power. My questions are: 1. Should I encourage my nephew to explore .Net directly? 2. Should I encourage him to do C++.Net or C#.Net?

Regards, Gautam Jain

Such conditions were way back about 5-10 years back. Several cities have got good broadband and very good infrastructure. Which city are you from? Regards, Gautam Jain

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For me, it is hard to work from home because my 3 year old daughter keeps distracting me. And my wife too. And there are several visitors every day. And my neighbours kids... and so on. Regards, Gautam Jain

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