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VB.net or C# more popular for aspnet?

hi all,

I was curious to know as to which language is used more for the codebehind
files in aspnet
is it VB.net or C#?I want to prepare for certification and wanted to decide
wehther i want to go for the vb.net track or C#.
I like C# more than VB.net but I would like to know whats popular in the
industry before making my choice.

Thanks for your inputs in advance.

Nov 19 '05 #1
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Well of course C# has the edge of VB.NET becuase it the "newest" language on
the block. In the industry C# developers are taken more seriously since it
may seem that they are most likely Java or C++ programmers. The Language
also has some advanced featured than VB. However, in some areas VB has an
edge over C#. My advice, get the certification in C#, however you MUST
learn both.

--
TDAVISJR
aka - Tampa.NET Koder
"cooltech77 " <co********@dis cussions.micros oft.com> wrote in message
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hi all,

I was curious to know as to which language is used more for the codebehind
files in aspnet
is it VB.net or C#?I want to prepare for certification and wanted to
decide
wehther i want to go for the vb.net track or C#.
I like C# more than VB.net but I would like to know whats popular in the
industry before making my choice.

Thanks for your inputs in advance.

Nov 19 '05 #2
If you want to know "whats popular in the industry" this isn't the way to go
about it. The answers you get will represent individual opinions of a few
people who happen to be here around this time. You will not get a
statistical average. Try Google. You can start here:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q....Net+Languages

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
What You Seek Is What You Get.

"cooltech77 " <co********@dis cussions.micros oft.com> wrote in message
news:93******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...
hi all,

I was curious to know as to which language is used more for the codebehind
files in aspnet
is it VB.net or C#?I want to prepare for certification and wanted to
decide
wehther i want to go for the vb.net track or C#.
I like C# more than VB.net but I would like to know whats popular in the
industry before making my choice.

Thanks for your inputs in advance.

Nov 19 '05 #3
I'm going to agree with Kevin on this one. Asking a question like that is
too subjective: it's like asking a room full of mechanics whether they favor
Snap-On or Craftsman tools....

The truth is that there are some differences between the languages, but
unless you're going to be on the edge and edit your IL code for optimization
(or whatever) you should choose the language that you'll feel more
comfortable solving problems in quickly.

If you want the 'Industry' opinion, go to DICE.com, Monster.Com and
CareerBuilder.c om, etc and create search agents for .Net programming jobs.
You'll be able to count the job postings for language specific
requirements... ..

Ryan Brady

"cooltech77 " wrote:
hi all,

I was curious to know as to which language is used more for the codebehind
files in aspnet
is it VB.net or C#?I want to prepare for certification and wanted to decide
wehther i want to go for the vb.net track or C#.
I like C# more than VB.net but I would like to know whats popular in the
industry before making my choice.

Thanks for your inputs in advance.

Nov 19 '05 #4
And try this article on codeproject:

http://www.codeproject.com/dotnet/vb...difference.asp
"cooltech77 " wrote:
hi all,

I was curious to know as to which language is used more for the codebehind
files in aspnet
is it VB.net or C#?I want to prepare for certification and wanted to decide
wehther i want to go for the vb.net track or C#.
I like C# more than VB.net but I would like to know whats popular in the
industry before making my choice.

Thanks for your inputs in advance.

Nov 19 '05 #5
Despite C#'s recent popularity surge, VB.NET is still more widely used for
ASP.NET development in large part because older versions of ASP.NET
supported only VBScript, so VB.NET is a more natural transition for
old-school web developers.

--
I hope this helps,
Steve C. Orr, MCSD, MVP
http://SteveOrr.net

"cooltech77 " <co********@dis cussions.micros oft.com> wrote in message
news:93******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...
hi all,

I was curious to know as to which language is used more for the codebehind
files in aspnet
is it VB.net or C#?I want to prepare for certification and wanted to
decide
wehther i want to go for the vb.net track or C#.
I like C# more than VB.net but I would like to know whats popular in the
industry before making my choice.

Thanks for your inputs in advance.

Nov 19 '05 #6
they sell more c# books than vb.net books. I just found this out today.
The tech publishers are more reluctant to buy vb books
Nov 19 '05 #7
I'm an old-school web developer! I was doing ASP when ASP was brand-new. I
was very happy to go back to the C family. C'mon, Steve. You know you said
that because YOU prefer VB! ;-)

Don't get me wrong. I'm not promoting any particular language. I figure if
Microsoft made several, they had good reasons for doing so. They usually do!

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
What You Seek Is What You Get.

"Steve C. Orr [MVP, MCSD]" <St***@Orr.ne t> wrote in message
news:O3******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP15.phx.gbl...
Despite C#'s recent popularity surge, VB.NET is still more widely used for
ASP.NET development in large part because older versions of ASP.NET
supported only VBScript, so VB.NET is a more natural transition for
old-school web developers.

--
I hope this helps,
Steve C. Orr, MCSD, MVP
http://SteveOrr.net

"cooltech77 " <co********@dis cussions.micros oft.com> wrote in message
news:93******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...
hi all,

I was curious to know as to which language is used more for the
codebehind
files in aspnet
is it VB.net or C#?I want to prepare for certification and wanted to
decide
wehther i want to go for the vb.net track or C#.
I like C# more than VB.net but I would like to know whats popular in the
industry before making my choice.

Thanks for your inputs in advance.


Nov 19 '05 #8
That's not why I said it.
I said it because I know it to be true.

"Kevin Spencer" <ke***@DIESPAMM ERSDIEtakempis. com> wrote in message
news:OF******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP14.phx.gbl...
I'm an old-school web developer! I was doing ASP when ASP was brand-new. I
was very happy to go back to the C family. C'mon, Steve. You know you said
that because YOU prefer VB! ;-)

Don't get me wrong. I'm not promoting any particular language. I figure if
Microsoft made several, they had good reasons for doing so. They usually
do!

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
.Net Developer
What You Seek Is What You Get.

"Steve C. Orr [MVP, MCSD]" <St***@Orr.ne t> wrote in message
news:O3******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP15.phx.gbl...
Despite C#'s recent popularity surge, VB.NET is still more widely used
for ASP.NET development in large part because older versions of ASP.NET
supported only VBScript, so VB.NET is a more natural transition for
old-school web developers.

--
I hope this helps,
Steve C. Orr, MCSD, MVP
http://SteveOrr.net

"cooltech77 " <co********@dis cussions.micros oft.com> wrote in message
news:93******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...
hi all,

I was curious to know as to which language is used more for the
codebehind
files in aspnet
is it VB.net or C#?I want to prepare for certification and wanted to
decide
wehther i want to go for the vb.net track or C#.
I like C# more than VB.net but I would like to know whats popular in the
industry before making my choice.

Thanks for your inputs in advance.



Nov 19 '05 #9
Okay, Steve, you win. As long as you mean MOST old-school web developers, I
will happily agree.

--

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
What You Seek Is What You Get.

"Steve C. Orr [MVP, MCSD]" <St***@Orr.ne t> wrote in message
news:Oi******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP09.phx.gbl. ..
That's not why I said it.
I said it because I know it to be true.

"Kevin Spencer" <ke***@DIESPAMM ERSDIEtakempis. com> wrote in message
news:OF******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP14.phx.gbl...
I'm an old-school web developer! I was doing ASP when ASP was brand-new.
I was very happy to go back to the C family. C'mon, Steve. You know you
said that because YOU prefer VB! ;-)

Don't get me wrong. I'm not promoting any particular language. I figure
if Microsoft made several, they had good reasons for doing so. They
usually do!

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
.Net Developer
What You Seek Is What You Get.

"Steve C. Orr [MVP, MCSD]" <St***@Orr.ne t> wrote in message
news:O3******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP15.phx.gbl...
Despite C#'s recent popularity surge, VB.NET is still more widely used
for ASP.NET development in large part because older versions of ASP.NET
supported only VBScript, so VB.NET is a more natural transition for
old-school web developers.

--
I hope this helps,
Steve C. Orr, MCSD, MVP
http://SteveOrr.net

"cooltech77 " <co********@dis cussions.micros oft.com> wrote in message
news:93******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...
hi all,

I was curious to know as to which language is used more for the
codebehind
files in aspnet
is it VB.net or C#?I want to prepare for certification and wanted to
decide
wehther i want to go for the vb.net track or C#.
I like C# more than VB.net but I would like to know whats popular in
the
industry before making my choice.

Thanks for your inputs in advance.



Nov 19 '05 #10

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