vb.net or C#?

[Dan]

Hi,

i develop webapplications with asp.net and vb.net. Is there any good reason
why i should switch to (and learning) C#?

Thanks for the pro's and contra's.
Dan

[John Timney \(MVP\)]

The main reason is that you'll be able to do jobs in both c# and vb.net.
Your understanding of the framework will already stand you in a good stead
to learn it.

This is old, but useful all the same.
http://blogs.msdn.com/csharpfaq/arch.../11/87816.aspx

Regards

John Timney (MVP)
http://www.johntimney.com
http://www.johntimney.com/blog

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Hi,

i develop webapplications with asp.net and vb.net. Is there any good
reason why i should switch to (and learning) C#?

Thanks for the pro's and contra's.
Dan

[Mark Rae [MVP]]

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I develop webapplications with ASP.NET and VB.NET. Is there any good
reason why I should switch to (and learn) C#?

Technically speaking, no. C# supports unsafe code aka pointers, but that's
about the only difference...

Commercially speaking, learning C# will (in theory anyway) make you twice as
marketable...

Since you work with ASP.NET, you will almost certainly have plenty of
experience with JavaScript, so you will not find the C# syntax too difficult
to grasp..
--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

[Dan]

Thanks, i start right now with C# ...

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>I develop webapplications with ASP.NET and VB.NET. Is there any good
reason why I should switch to (and learn) C#?

Technically speaking, no. C# supports unsafe code aka pointers, but that's
about the only difference...

Commercially speaking, learning C# will (in theory anyway) make you twice
as marketable...

Since you work with ASP.NET, you will almost certainly have plenty of
experience with JavaScript, so you will not find the C# syntax too
difficult to grasp..
--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

[Stan]

On 17 Aug, 21:17, "Dan" <[e-mail] rote:

Hi,

i develop webapplications with asp.net and vb.net. Is there any good reason
why i should switch to (and learning) C#?

Thanks for the pro's and contra's.
Dan

Hi Dan

I started working in VB.NET for web apps but have since changed over
to C#

I prefer it but have never been able to pin down the reason(s). It
might be the use of symbols such as { } for statement blocks rather
than key words like if, end if etc Without the code assistant this
would make a lot of difference, but as it is the VS code editor saves
a lot of typing.

One thing you may find strange at first are the different rules for
assignment compatibility. VB allows strings and numbers to be used
almost interchangeably but C# is more fussy and requires explicit
conversion. Use the Parse() function for strings to numbers and dates.
Also remember that Session[] and DataRow/DataRowView indexes return
objects that require type casting in C#
You will also find that list elements have values that are strings and
unlike VB will cannot be aigned to number variables without
conversion.

Good luck

[Jonathan Wood]

For the most part, they are exactly the same language but with slightly
different syntax. With few exceptions, it comes down to your taste in syntax
and what language potential employers are deciding to use.

--
Jonathan Wood
SoftCircuits Programming
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Hi,

i develop webapplications with asp.net and vb.net. Is there any good
reason why i should switch to (and learning) C#?

Thanks for the pro's and contra's.
Dan

[sloan]

If

Option Strict On
Option Explicit On

is set in vb.net files (or there are project level settings)

Then vb.net works almost like c#.

But there is no way to "turn it off" in C#, which I prefer.

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On 17 Aug, 21:17, "Dan" <[e-mail] rote:

>Hi,

i develop webapplications with asp.net and vb.net. Is there any good
reason
why i should switch to (and learning) C#?

Thanks for the pro's and contra's.
Dan

Hi Dan

I started working in VB.NET for web apps but have since changed over
to C#

I prefer it but have never been able to pin down the reason(s). It
might be the use of symbols such as { } for statement blocks rather
than key words like if, end if etc Without the code assistant this
would make a lot of difference, but as it is the VS code editor saves
a lot of typing.

One thing you may find strange at first are the different rules for
assignment compatibility. VB allows strings and numbers to be used
almost interchangeably but C# is more fussy and requires explicit
conversion. Use the Parse() function for strings to numbers and dates.
Also remember that Session[] and DataRow/DataRowView indexes return
objects that require type casting in C#
You will also find that list elements have values that are strings and
unlike VB will cannot be aigned to number variables without
conversion.

Good luck

[Cowboy \(Gregory A. Beamer\)]

If you started with VB.NET, probably not. If you started with VB and moved
to VB.NET, you are probably using a lot of training wheels. The easiest way
to tell is whether or not you are using the Microsoft.Visua lBasic
namespaces, esp. .Compatibility. In this case, learning C# makes you more
likely to learn the Framework and get rid of the training wheels.

As far as other reasons. I find there are more C# jobs than VB.NET. If this
is not true in your area, then you need not worry, other than the suggestion
above.

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MVP, MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

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Hi,

i develop webapplications with asp.net and vb.net. Is there any good
reason why i should switch to (and learning) C#?

Thanks for the pro's and contra's.
Dan

[Cowboy \(Gregory A. Beamer\)]

I would disagree that they are "exactly the same language but with slightly
different syntax". Language wise, there are loads of difference. But, if you
are using the Framework properly, they are fairly identical. One uses [],
the other () and you have to add semi-colons. :-)

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For the most part, they are exactly the same language but with slightly
different syntax. With few exceptions, it comes down to your taste in
syntax and what language potential employers are deciding to use.

--
Jonathan Wood
SoftCircuits Programming
http://www.softcircuits.com
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>Hi,

i develop webapplications with asp.net and vb.net. Is there any good
reason why i should switch to (and learning) C#?

Thanks for the pro's and contra's.
Dan

[Scott M.]

One thing you may find strange at first are the different rules for

assignment compatibility. VB allows strings and numbers to be used
almost interchangeably but C# is more fussy and requires explicit
conversion.

The first thing a VB .NET developer should do is turn on Option Strict for
all their projects. Once that is done, VB .NET is a type-safe language,
just as C# is and the situation you described above will not be allowed.

-Scott