VB or C# ?

[Philip Webb]

We intend to use .NET technology and SQL Server to build a
corporate Intranet.

Are their any advantages/disadvantages in chosing to use
VB or C#? Could you recommend which one to use.

Will chosing one over the other restrict us in any way in
the future or is one better suited to building Web-based
data-driven pages?

Thanks,
Philip

 

[news.microsoft.com]

Languages are equal under the CLR with common types.

Same libraries. chose what u want

 

[William Ryan]

Learn them both.... The real challenge is learning the .NET way of doing
things, the framework. Syntax is trivial compared to this.

WAYYYY too much time is spent debating this, and in the end, there is very
little difference provided you use Option Strict in VB.Net. C# does support
unmanaged code, but unless you have an explicit need for it, that may not be
a big deal.

Honestly though, have your developers learn what they are comfortable with,
and have them learn it well. They will be able to migrate over if they need
to. It's a lot harder to learn VB.NET from VB6 than to learn C# from
VB.NET.

If you need specifics on the differences (and there aren't many contrary to
what some partisans will tell you) there are many articles on it, Dan
Appleman wrote an ebook and more than a few articles on the subject. HTH
HTH,
Bill

 

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

WAYYYY too much time is spent debating this, and in the end, there is very
little difference provided you use Option Strict in VB.Net. C# does support
unmanaged code, but unless you have an explicit need for it, that may not be
a big deal.

Quick correction here: C# doesn't support un*managed* code, it supports
un*safe* (but still managed) code.

For unmanaged code, you'd need to go to MC++.

 

[William Ryan]

Good catch, It was a typo but defintely something worth pointing out.

Thanks,

Bill

 

[Robert Jacobson]

Whitepaper "Differences Between Visual Basic .NET and Visual C# .NET"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308470

Dan Appleman, VB.Net or C#: Which to Choose?
http://www.desaware.com/Ebook2L2.htm