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!>> The .Net Framework 1.0 was released on February 13, 2002.
!> Wrong, friend. .Net 1.0 came out from under non-disclosure in July or August
Please read again...
The .Net Framework 1.0 was *released* on ...
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!> Maybe you're thinking about the first release of Visual Studio
Nope...
Your memory is failing you.
See :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_.NET_Framework_versions
The .Net Framework 1.0 was Released To Manufacturing on 2002-03-05.
For confirmation from the horse's mouth ( Microsoft ), see :
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/netframeredist/download.mspx
The .Net Framework 1.0 was released on March 5, 2002.
There's no way that anybody could have 8+ years experience with the release version.
Some people, like you and I, got to play with the beta bits but you can't call that "experience".
The .Net Framework was a work in progress and classes were pulled out from under us almost monthly in the beta.
I can vividly remember keeping a crib sheet for the fast moving changes.
Anybody who didn't do that, would sink fast as the class changes were unfolded.
Ah, those were the days !
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