VB vs C#

[f.blair]

I see examples in both languages.

Is one of these better than the other, or is it a decision on what you
already know, VB or C++

Fred

 

[Bob Powell [MVP]]

If you know VB6 go get a good book on object orientation, be prepared to
learn a lot of stuff and go with VB.NET because the syntax, if nothing else,
will be familiar to you.

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[Earl]

Code readability is easier in VB.Net, but once you learn one, it will not be
as hard to learn the other. I do everything in VB.Net, but a lot of the C#
code is pretty transparent in terms of functionality once you learn the
differences in syntax (some would suggest that if you grab a handful of
curly braces and semi-colons you are halfway home). I also use C# books that
discuss topics I have not found in a VB.Net book (i.e., there is a great
little handbook called "C# Text Manipulation" which is very handy regardless
of the language). The commonality is such that a few folks have written
converters to translate between C# and VB. Nonetheless, as one of the VB
Classic guys always writes, "whatever VB.Net is, it aint VB". Given that
caveat, I think that in time, you'll appreciate the power of VB.Net or C#
over previous languages.

 

[Scott Swigart]

Ah, the age old question.

Age old answers:
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&q=vb.net+vs+c#
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=vb.net vs c#&hl=en&lr=&sa=N&tab=wg

IMHO, the decision is what's closest to what you already know.