Thank you for the input Sean, Yes I want to be current. Dumb question but .NET and ASP.NET the same thing? Right not I live in the world of DAX, TSQL and the self services tools.
Regarding C# and VB.NET then, same learning curve I presume?
Lastly, regarding my practice questions, that is to get my hands dirty outside of management studio; I found the "Microsoft Web Platform Installer 4.0" the other day, would this benefit me? Im kind of of confused, is it the same thing as SSDT/visual studio?
_____________________________________________________________________
As soon as you see something, you already start to intellectualize it. As soon as you intellectualize something, it is no longer what you saw. Suzuki-roshi