The .NET framework brings with it a wealth of new technologies,  ASP.NET, Silverlight, Web Services, WCF,  WinForms, WPF, Windows Services, etc, etc. As a C# or VB.NET developer we have the ability to easily harness all of these technologies (unlike before where you had to be a C++ programmer and/or know multiple languages and scripts). This wealth comes at a price....

An excerpt from Rocky Lothka's article “Keeping sane in the wake of technologies pace” follows: 

In 2007 I found myself becoming increasingly unhappy, feeling more and more overwhelmed by the rate of change. I felt like I was slipping farther and farther behind. However, the rate of change is outside the control of any of us individually. So this year, rather than fight or despair about it, I’ve chosen to embrace and revel in the change.   more on the topic

Today you cannot wait for technologies to mature, by the time it matures it is obsolete and being replaced with a newer and better technology. If you keep pace, each new technology becomes a small step - if you don't, the learning curve will be very very steep.

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