I don't really use iTunes, so I can't say whether or not it affects that. I do, however, use McAfee Enterprise 8.0, and it is still functioning properly. So far, my gripes are mostly with its XML&XSL handling :( But since its beta, I'm actually pretty excited to see what its like once it reaches final. The tabs are really well executed IMHO, and the "Quick Tabs" system felt really slick.

To make claims and to leave them unfounded is one of my pet peeves. For starters, I would not say that VB is not inherently sloppy, verbose perhaps, but not sloppy. Secondly, the automatic conversions of data types is merely a preference. The option is in the project properties and is known as "Option Strict", read the MSDN entry on how to use it inline. Also, in VB, readability is another matter, I can read VB fairly easily while I suppose some others cannot. In my experience, C# can be difficult to read if I abuse such things as increment operator and if I perform assignments within conditionals (bad example, but live with it: if ((i = 1) == 1) ). I can understand the occasional desire to use the assignment within a conditional, but personally, I prefer such things to take place outside the conditional. I am not against the use of either language, and in fact I use both of them myself. I just would not say either is inherently better than the either. -- modified at 1:34 Sunday 5th February, 2006