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Is C# as useful/powerful as C++?

I'm just beginning to learn VB.NET but I have noticed that a lot of people that are more serious programmers use/prefer C#.

I was just wondering if there were some good reasons that C# is more powerful or more useful than VB.NET or if most professional developers use C++ so it is a natural way to work with .NET by using C#.
Is C# really close to C++ ( would it be fairly easy to then learn C++)

Thanks for any comments/opinions. (will split points)
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I'd give you the same answer that I gave to a question about Java vs C++ not long ago.

C#/Java does more for you than C++.

You can do more with C++ than you can with C#/Java.
Am I getting repetitive?
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Yes!! ;)
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Yes, Whidbey (à la Visual Studio 2005) looks like it is going to be the right starting place for Managed C++. There is going to be a confusing period no doubt while people learn Whidbey but have a mixture of legacy and up to date tutorials to work from (echoes of <iostream.h> vs <iostream> in standard C++).
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guys,
most of them hope for ms visual studio .net 2005. =>
thought of adding vc 8.0 as more powerful.

if it happens difinitely there will be some change in IT.
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