Guidance required

[Venky]

I am a programmer working with .Net environment .I downloaded DevForce Express after seeing it highlighted at http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework. I also went to the website and saw how to write an application in 15-20 minutes. Now I want to know the following questions
Will this really help me increase my programming skills and speed as I saw on the site?
And secondly , my friend says, I will get more value for writing code as I go along in my career but more compensation in my job by using productivity tools. Is that right?

I am new to programming (first job) so guidance and suggestions are always welcome, please

Thx
Venky

[sdurity]

I like DevForce, because it gives me an industrial strength framework
for building applications without me spending years trying to build
one. There may be reasons for some companies to build their own
frameworks, but I can't see it for small development teams. There is
too much of the "real" application to write to spend time in the
plumbing. If you want to talk to other DevForce users, check out
www.ibrunner.com - the user group.