Hello, there:

I bought Charles Petzold's "Programming Microsoft Windows With C#" - it focuses on the desktop application development with C#.

I am wondering, since I am now a certificated Java Programmer, do I still need to invest to learning C#? Is there any particular reason for us to switch to C#?

C# and Java both work on Web Services too. If I do web services, why should I use C#? Unix server might be more popular. If I do desktop application, I can use VB, which is faster if I dont need .NET.

I am a confused beginner here. Any good suggestions? After all, I have bought a big book, I dont want it sent to someone as gift.

thx all