learning .NET
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.net is an ideal. you could call it a platform. what it is, is a collection of different languages tied together by commonality and interaction.
xml, asp, c#, vb, ado, etc. the platform allows you to write applications and web services which integrate more smoothly with eachother.
there is also mono, the linux variant.
learning it is fine. it's good to pick up new skills. but, learning .net specifically puts you into a vendor lock-in of sorts. .net pretty much relies on microsoft technology. mono tries to bridge the gap, but we all know how well linux and microsoft mesh. oil and water.
also, i have to say, without any prior knowledge in programming, you're sort of jumping into the deep end of the pool without knowing how to swim. it's not impossible to do, but it won't be easy.
my suggestion to my interns or part-time employees has always been, learn perl, php and something like ecma/javascript or ruby first. ruby is pretty easy to learn...and i haven't ever met a programmer that went to school for perl. perl is inherent in all of us. i think perl is part of our dna.
:)