too lazy to read schumi's huge WOT post xD, but its great to know at least 1 very-easy programming language for quick app-development.
sometimes you need to code some quick and dirty app to do something, and something like VB.net is a very nice thing to know.
you can code apps in minutes that would take maybe hours in c++.
also, new programming tools are just ways to help your coding, you still have to know what you're doing.
any coder that actually likes being productive, tends to use the newer tools, because when you're coding all the time, anything that helps you create stuff faster is a good thing.
if you really want to challenge yourself, using old-tools is not the way to do it. instead use languages like c++ to code something that needs performance (like an emu), and then optimize the slow parts of the program with low-level assembly.
that can be a challenge, but it will be a 'good' challenge that's not in-vain.
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