Any XNA programmers here?

I've been wanting to give it a shot and see how good I am at programming games, and being able to understand what is going on through the process of it. Does anyone program off of that and if so is it easy to pick up, or would I have to spend some a lot of time just to understand it? Another question is the program is in C# right?

Yes it is based on .NET framework 2.0 (Meaning it can be written in C#). It is useful if you want to write a small game and do not want to learn in depth 3D programming. Since C# .NET is one of the languages I know I would consider it myself, so, if you know it already it might be a good option.

Reason I wouldnt want to use it straight away is because I find learning something at a lower level will give a person better understanding of it and how best to structure an app/game. I started by using OpenGl but found out that it took much of the nitty gritty away which made it difficult for me to work with. So I then decided to write a software rendering engine so I can learn all of the basics of 3D programming and slowly build up my knowledge before I write something serious.

Yes it is based on .NET framework 2.0 (Meaning it can be written in C#). It is useful if you want to write a small game and do not want to learn in depth 3D programming. Since C# .NET is one of the languages I know I would consider it myself, so, if you know it already it might be a good option.

Reason I wouldnt want to use it straight away is because I find learning something at a lower level will give a person better understanding of it and how best to structure an app/game. I started by using OpenGl but found out that it took much of the nitty gritty away which made it difficult for me to work with. So I then decided to write a software rendering engine so I can learn all of the basics of 3D programming and slowly build up my knowledge before I write something serious.

bigdave00

If you are familliar with C++, then C# isn't bad. I should note that XNA is a framework and not an engine however.