C# vs VB.NET

[Fie Fie Niles]

Some people said that it is better to study C# than VB Net, because they do
not think that VB.NET will exist in the future and C# has a significantly
better chance of surviving. Did you know anything about this? Thank you.

 

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Fie Fie Niles,

It's really just a preference. At this point, while there are
differences, they are not major (at least in the language, that is).
However, the tools for those languages do have some significant differences,
which might make a difference in how productive you are with them (which is
really what it comes down to).

My suggestion is to try them both, and to go with the one that you feel
most comfortable with. Neither VB or C# is going anywhere soon, so I
wouldn't worry about it.

Hope this helps.

 

[ric]

c# is more universal, it is possible to code c# on other platforms non M$ if
you want.

Fie Fie Niles,

It's really just a preference. At this point, while there are
differences, they are not major (at least in the language, that is).
However, the tools for those languages do have some significant differences,
which might make a difference in how productive you are with them (which is
really what it comes down to).

My suggestion is to try them both, and to go with the one that you feel
most comfortable with. Neither VB or C# is going anywhere soon, so I
wouldn't worry about it.

Hope this helps.


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- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
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Some people said that it is better to study C# than VB Net, because they do
not think that VB.NET will exist in the future and C# has a significantly
better chance of surviving. Did you know anything about this? Thank you.

 

[jamie]

Some people said that it is better to study C# than VB Net, because they do
not think that VB.NET will exist in the future and C# has a significantly
better chance of surviving. Did you know anything about this? Thank you.

You shouldn't listen to these people...

 

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

This isn't completely true. While VS.NET is only available on Windows,
there is nothing to stop me from writing a VB file on another platform, and
then compiling it on windows (you did say coding).

Also, assemblies coded in VB will (at least they should) run in the CLR
(any implementation), regardless of the platform they are coded on (unless
they require some platform specific functionality).

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- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
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c# is more universal, it is possible to code c# on other platforms non M$ if
you want.

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Fie Fie Niles,

It's really just a preference. At this point, while there are
differences, they are not major (at least in the language, that is).
However, the tools for those languages do have some significant differences,
which might make a difference in how productive you are with them (which is
really what it comes down to).

My suggestion is to try them both, and to go with the one that you feel
most comfortable with. Neither VB or C# is going anywhere soon, so I
wouldn't worry about it.

Hope this helps.


--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- (e-mail address removed)

Some people said that it is better to study C# than VB Net, because

they
do

not think that VB.NET will exist in the future and C# has a significantly
better chance of surviving. Did you know anything about this? Thank you.

 

[Jose Luis Manners]

Plus C# is a standarized language (ECMA)

Regards,

Jose Luis Manners, MCP

c# is more universal, it is possible to code c# on other platforms non M$ if
you want.

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Fie Fie Niles,

It's really just a preference. At this point, while there are
differences, they are not major (at least in the language, that is).
However, the tools for those languages do have some significant differences,
which might make a difference in how productive you are with them (which is
really what it comes down to).

My suggestion is to try them both, and to go with the one that you feel
most comfortable with. Neither VB or C# is going anywhere soon, so I
wouldn't worry about it.

Hope this helps.


--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- (e-mail address removed)

Some people said that it is better to study C# than VB Net, because

they
do

not think that VB.NET will exist in the future and C# has a significantly
better chance of surviving. Did you know anything about this? Thank you.

 

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

c# is more universal, it is possible to code c# on other platforms non M$ if
you want.

Mono has a VB.NET compiler - it's still in development, but it does
exist...

http://www.go-mono.org/mbas.html