>Furthermore, just because C/C++ is a "faster" language, that doesn't imply its better suited to web development, or even windows app development.

However, nor would I say that the implied corrolary, that C# is better suited to web development work, is true. Overhead on C# work in the web development sphere is in fact actually driving a lot of companies who HAD gone to ASP.NET to switch over to *nix/Ruby or Python.

Finally a general note - as someone authorized to hire programmers, I generally look for breadth of experience in a number of different languages and backgrounds. I KNOW that these people can learn .NET or Ruby quickly if they don't know it already, whereas I'm likely to be much more dubious about someone who claims.NET experience right out of college. Learn XML and a good declarative language (Haskell, Scheme or Ocaml perhaps), pick up some DECENT Javascript skills, a good strongly typed language like C# or Java, and dome background on work methodologies and design practices, and you'll be eminently more attractive to IT hiring managers.