Quote Originally Posted by fafalone View Post
Trying it only cemented my resolve to never use it.

Wound up going the other way; still focused mostly on VB6 and now tB, but I'm learning more C/C++ instead.
I'm not surprised. You do a lot of lower level stuff like drivers or fiddling with the inner workings of type libraries and such. .Net isn't going to appeal to someone like you. It is not suited to the kind of programming you do. This is also why you find C/C++ appealing.

I'd also recommend you get comfortable with assembly. I'm not assembly expert but I'm comfortable enough with it to tell you it's not as difficult as you might think. The language itself is actually among the easiest to learn. The difficulty in assembly actually comes from the need to understand how the CPU works, not from the language itself. Based on the types of projects you do, I know you will absolutely love assembly when you get to know it.