Since Vivian asked...
The CS dept. here does not have comprehensive exams for Ph.D. students. Instead they have what is called the breadth requirement. Basically I have to take eight courses spaced out amongst three "clusters" to prove I have a well-rounded education. You need to submit a breadth proposal for clearance and then meet that proposal.
I have three courses on my proposal to take. One of them is algorithms, which I took last term. You need at least a 72% for a course to count towards your breadth requirement. I managed to get a 70% in my class. Obviously not enough, thus why I am doing extra work to get the grade boosted by 2% (or more).
And some specific stuf for Bryan...
I have not looked at the libraries in .NET since they are not part of the standard and some people are worried about IP rights with it (which is why Mono develops the libraries entirely separately from their C# implementation).
As for making .NET work with Java, there is always J#, but I think it is only compatible with Java 1.2. MS does have a section on Java/.NET interoperability. But of course you can always just buy it.
And yes, I know about IronPython (I actually know the guy who is the lead developer).
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