Hi all
We are an organisation that use C# currently and we have some members who
are not yet trained in .Net or C#, some staff have requested they use VB
instead (probably due to their background).
Given that we are already using C# I think adding VB into the mix is a bad
idea - not with regards to the language itself but the fact that the VB.Net
coders won't learn C# and possibly vice-versa.
Apart from the business reasons not to introduce a 2nd .Net language, are
there any sites with un-biased views as to why both languages are in
effect - equal?
Thanks 44 1915
Mantorok,
You really don't need a site to tell you why they are practically equal.
Basically, all of your functionality is going to come from the framework
itself, and nothing that the language provides.
With the exception of unsafe code, there is little, if anything, that C#
offers over VB.NET.
I believe this will change with VB.NET 9.0, however. For your purposes,
though, it doesn't matter, because your people are coming from VB6, and
aren't going to be familiar with the new language features anyway.
Hope this helps.
--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- mv*@spam.guard. caspershouse.co m
"Mantorok" <no**@tiscali.c o.uk> wrote in message
news:dn******** **@newsfeed.th. ifl.net... Hi all
We are an organisation that use C# currently and we have some members who are not yet trained in .Net or C#, some staff have requested they use VB instead (probably due to their background).
Given that we are already using C# I think adding VB into the mix is a bad idea - not with regards to the language itself but the fact that the VB.Net coders won't learn C# and possibly vice-versa.
Apart from the business reasons not to introduce a 2nd .Net language, are there any sites with un-biased views as to why both languages are in effect - equal?
Thanks
"Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]" <mv*@spam.guard .caspershouse.c om> wrote in
message news:uU******** *********@tk2ms ftngp13.phx.gbl ... Mantorok,
You really don't need a site to tell you why they are practically equal. Basically, all of your functionality is going to come from the framework itself, and nothing that the language provides.
With the exception of unsafe code, there is little, if anything, that C# offers over VB.NET.
Yes - it is preference at the end of the day, our boss wants us to provide
specifics about each languag - which is wrong, it doesn't take a genius to
realise that introducing another language into the mix is going to cause
problems amongst staff.
Hi,
They are effectively equals as practically all they use are from the
framework, that is common, the only thing that change is the syntax and just
a few other things that normally you can live without.
Having two teams that knows nothing about the other's programming language
is a bad thing though.
IMO, it's lot easier going from C# to VB.NET , I checked this first hand as
I was given a VB.net app to maintain and support like 6 months ago, it was
programmed by a consultant and I'm been updating it since then.
The other way, program C# from VB should not be as trivial though.
Have them learn C# :)
--
Ignacio Machin,
ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
Florida Department Of Transportation
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news:dn******** **@newsfeed.th. ifl.net... Hi all
We are an organisation that use C# currently and we have some members who are not yet trained in .Net or C#, some staff have requested they use VB instead (probably due to their background).
Given that we are already using C# I think adding VB into the mix is a bad idea - not with regards to the language itself but the fact that the VB.Net coders won't learn C# and possibly vice-versa.
Apart from the business reasons not to introduce a 2nd .Net language, are there any sites with un-biased views as to why both languages are in effect - equal?
Thanks
"Mantorok" <no**@tiscali.c o.uk> wrote in message
news:dn******** **@newsfeed.th. ifl.net... Hi all
We are an organisation that use C# currently and we have some members who are not yet trained in .Net or C#, some staff have requested they use VB instead (probably due to their background).
Given that we are already using C# I think adding VB into the mix is a bad idea - not with regards to the language itself but the fact that the VB.Net coders won't learn C# and possibly vice-versa.
Apart from the business reasons not to introduce a 2nd .Net language, are there any sites with un-biased views as to why both languages are in effect - equal?
Thanks
Hi Mantrorok.
As part of my work I train VB6 developers becomming .NET developers. Both
in-house, but we also sell this service to our customers. Hence, I have
trained VBers in both VB.NET and C#, and I have noticed some important
issues with the two languages.
VB6 devs learning C# - pretty soon learns to forget everything they know
about what they used to do, and adopt OO-principles. C# is new and they
think in new directions.
However, the VBers that moves to VB.NET typically have a lot slower
learning-curve. As the syntax is so like the old basic, they tend to think
of VB.NET as just another complex Visual Basic alas more complex.
And the latter group typically don't adopt OO-principles. They still view a
class as some module you just put code and som Dims in, they keep on
concatinating strings, declaring their arrays, and don't get why an
ArrayList or a StringBuilder could ever be useful. The think in terms of
variables and don't get the 'reference on stack, object on heap' model and
can't undestand why passing a huge array to a method would be the bad thing.
Just this monday I visited a customer to do some simple maintainance for
them, and their VB.NET devs still prefix their types like they was variants:
strName, lngAge, objSqlConnectio n. It is so bleeding obvious why they
choosed VB.NET, not becuase they like it, but becuase they liked what they
had. They want to continue coding in same old way as they are used to. I
think most of them are also frustrated with .NET and just think it's complex
and bothersome.
Another thing about VB.NET and OO is the weird syntax, C# maps pretty well
to common concepts in the OO world, while VB.NET is harder to teach:
If I want to make this method abstract do I mark it as abstract?
C# - - Yes.
VB.NET - No Sir! You write mustinherit.
While I hate VB in any form and truly think that Visual Basic Sucks So Hard
It Bends Light -
I tried to give you some real exemples of my experience with teaching .NET
to VBers.
Hope this helped
- Michael S
Thanks very much Micael - I think you've hit the nail well and truly on the
head - this is an excellent example to take to my meeting.
"Michael S" <no@mail.com> wrote in message
news:e9******** *********@TK2MS FTNGP10.phx.gbl ... "Mantorok" <no**@tiscali.c o.uk> wrote in message news:dn******** **@newsfeed.th. ifl.net... Hi all
We are an organisation that use C# currently and we have some members who are not yet trained in .Net or C#, some staff have requested they use VB instead (probably due to their background).
Given that we are already using C# I think adding VB into the mix is a bad idea - not with regards to the language itself but the fact that the VB.Net coders won't learn C# and possibly vice-versa.
Apart from the business reasons not to introduce a 2nd .Net language, are there any sites with un-biased views as to why both languages are in effect - equal?
Thanks
Hi Mantrorok.
As part of my work I train VB6 developers becomming .NET developers. Both in-house, but we also sell this service to our customers. Hence, I have trained VBers in both VB.NET and C#, and I have noticed some important issues with the two languages.
VB6 devs learning C# - pretty soon learns to forget everything they know about what they used to do, and adopt OO-principles. C# is new and they think in new directions.
However, the VBers that moves to VB.NET typically have a lot slower learning-curve. As the syntax is so like the old basic, they tend to think of VB.NET as just another complex Visual Basic alas more complex.
And the latter group typically don't adopt OO-principles. They still view a class as some module you just put code and som Dims in, they keep on concatinating strings, declaring their arrays, and don't get why an ArrayList or a StringBuilder could ever be useful. The think in terms of variables and don't get the 'reference on stack, object on heap' model and can't undestand why passing a huge array to a method would be the bad thing.
Just this monday I visited a customer to do some simple maintainance for them, and their VB.NET devs still prefix their types like they was variants: strName, lngAge, objSqlConnectio n. It is so bleeding obvious why they choosed VB.NET, not becuase they like it, but becuase they liked what they had. They want to continue coding in same old way as they are used to. I think most of them are also frustrated with .NET and just think it's complex and bothersome.
Another thing about VB.NET and OO is the weird syntax, C# maps pretty well to common concepts in the OO world, while VB.NET is harder to teach:
If I want to make this method abstract do I mark it as abstract?
C# - - Yes.
VB.NET - No Sir! You write mustinherit.
While I hate VB in any form and truly think that Visual Basic Sucks So Hard It Bends Light - I tried to give you some real exemples of my experience with teaching .NET to VBers.
Hope this helped - Michael S
No problem, I'll send the invoice. =)
"Mantorok" <no**@tiscali.c o.uk> wrote in message
news:dn******** **@newsfeed.th. ifl.net... Thanks very much Micael - I think you've hit the nail well and truly on the head - this is an excellent example to take to my meeting.
"Michael S" <no@mail.com> wrote in message news:e9******** *********@TK2MS FTNGP10.phx.gbl ... "Mantorok" <no**@tiscali.c o.uk> wrote in message news:dn******** **@newsfeed.th. ifl.net... Hi all
We are an organisation that use C# currently and we have some members who are not yet trained in .Net or C#, some staff have requested they use VB instead (probably due to their background).
Given that we are already using C# I think adding VB into the mix is a bad idea - not with regards to the language itself but the fact that the VB.Net coders won't learn C# and possibly vice-versa.
Apart from the business reasons not to introduce a 2nd .Net language, are there any sites with un-biased views as to why both languages are in effect - equal?
Thanks
Hi Mantrorok.
As part of my work I train VB6 developers becomming .NET developers. Both in-house, but we also sell this service to our customers. Hence, I have trained VBers in both VB.NET and C#, and I have noticed some important issues with the two languages.
VB6 devs learning C# - pretty soon learns to forget everything they know about what they used to do, and adopt OO-principles. C# is new and they think in new directions.
However, the VBers that moves to VB.NET typically have a lot slower learning-curve. As the syntax is so like the old basic, they tend to think of VB.NET as just another complex Visual Basic alas more complex.
And the latter group typically don't adopt OO-principles. They still view a class as some module you just put code and som Dims in, they keep on concatinating strings, declaring their arrays, and don't get why an ArrayList or a StringBuilder could ever be useful. The think in terms of variables and don't get the 'reference on stack, object on heap' model and can't undestand why passing a huge array to a method would be the bad thing.
Just this monday I visited a customer to do some simple maintainance for them, and their VB.NET devs still prefix their types like they was variants: strName, lngAge, objSqlConnectio n. It is so bleeding obvious why they choosed VB.NET, not becuase they like it, but becuase they liked what they had. They want to continue coding in same old way as they are used to. I think most of them are also frustrated with .NET and just think it's complex and bothersome.
Another thing about VB.NET and OO is the weird syntax, C# maps pretty well to common concepts in the OO world, while VB.NET is harder to teach:
If I want to make this method abstract do I mark it as abstract?
C# - - Yes.
VB.NET - No Sir! You write mustinherit.
While I hate VB in any form and truly think that Visual Basic Sucks So Hard It Bends Light - I tried to give you some real exemples of my experience with teaching .NET to VBers.
Hope this helped - Michael S
LOL
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news:um******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP11.phx.gbl... No problem, I'll send the invoice. =)
"Mantorok" <no**@tiscali.c o.uk> wrote in message news:dn******** **@newsfeed.th. ifl.net... Thanks very much Micael - I think you've hit the nail well and truly on the head - this is an excellent example to take to my meeting.
"Michael S" <no@mail.com> wrote in message news:e9******** *********@TK2MS FTNGP10.phx.gbl ... "Mantorok" <no**@tiscali.c o.uk> wrote in message news:dn******** **@newsfeed.th. ifl.net... Hi all
We are an organisation that use C# currently and we have some members who are not yet trained in .Net or C#, some staff have requested they use VB instead (probably due to their background).
Given that we are already using C# I think adding VB into the mix is a bad idea - not with regards to the language itself but the fact that the VB.Net coders won't learn C# and possibly vice-versa.
Apart from the business reasons not to introduce a 2nd .Net language, are there any sites with un-biased views as to why both languages are in effect - equal?
Thanks
Hi Mantrorok.
As part of my work I train VB6 developers becomming .NET developers. Both in-house, but we also sell this service to our customers. Hence, I have trained VBers in both VB.NET and C#, and I have noticed some important issues with the two languages.
VB6 devs learning C# - pretty soon learns to forget everything they know about what they used to do, and adopt OO-principles. C# is new and they think in new directions.
However, the VBers that moves to VB.NET typically have a lot slower learning-curve. As the syntax is so like the old basic, they tend to think of VB.NET as just another complex Visual Basic alas more complex.
And the latter group typically don't adopt OO-principles. They still view a class as some module you just put code and som Dims in, they keep on concatinating strings, declaring their arrays, and don't get why an ArrayList or a StringBuilder could ever be useful. The think in terms of variables and don't get the 'reference on stack, object on heap' model and can't undestand why passing a huge array to a method would be the bad thing.
Just this monday I visited a customer to do some simple maintainance for them, and their VB.NET devs still prefix their types like they was variants: strName, lngAge, objSqlConnectio n. It is so bleeding obvious why they choosed VB.NET, not becuase they like it, but becuase they liked what they had. They want to continue coding in same old way as they are used to. I think most of them are also frustrated with .NET and just think it's complex and bothersome.
Another thing about VB.NET and OO is the weird syntax, C# maps pretty well to common concepts in the OO world, while VB.NET is harder to teach:
If I want to make this method abstract do I mark it as abstract?
C# - - Yes.
VB.NET - No Sir! You write mustinherit.
While I hate VB in any form and truly think that Visual Basic Sucks So Hard It Bends Light - I tried to give you some real exemples of my experience with teaching .NET to VBers.
Hope this helped - Michael S
Hi, Yes - it is preference at the end of the day, our boss wants us to provide specifics about each languag - which is wrong, it doesn't take a genius to realise that introducing another language into the mix is going to cause problems amongst staff.
Well, in VB you can have a more relaxed type assignment. which is bad IMO .
string s = theDataTable("C olumn") is acceptable , no need to convert it
to string
Also something that I find incredible that in the 21th century is not
deprecated is the need to place a "_" if you want to write an instruction in
more than one line
A truly unbiased opinion from someone that can't even get the English
language subject verb agreement thing down.
"Mantorok" <no**@tiscali.c o.uk> wrote in message
news:dn******** **@newsfeed.th. ifl.net... Thanks very much Micael - I think you've hit the nail well and truly on the head - this is an excellent example to take to my meeting.
"Michael S" <no@mail.com> wrote in message news:e9******** *********@TK2MS FTNGP10.phx.gbl ... "Mantorok" <no**@tiscali.c o.uk> wrote in message news:dn******** **@newsfeed.th. ifl.net... Hi all
We are an organisation that use C# currently and we have some members who are not yet trained in .Net or C#, some staff have requested they use VB instead (probably due to their background).
Given that we are already using C# I think adding VB into the mix is a bad idea - not with regards to the language itself but the fact that the VB.Net coders won't learn C# and possibly vice-versa.
Apart from the business reasons not to introduce a 2nd .Net language, are there any sites with un-biased views as to why both languages are in effect - equal?
Thanks
Hi Mantrorok.
As part of my work I train VB6 developers becomming .NET developers. Both in-house, but we also sell this service to our customers. Hence, I have trained VBers in both VB.NET and C#, and I have noticed some important issues with the two languages.
VB6 devs learning C# - pretty soon learns to forget everything they know about what they used to do, and adopt OO-principles. C# is new and they think in new directions.
However, the VBers that moves to VB.NET typically have a lot slower learning-curve. As the syntax is so like the old basic, they tend to think of VB.NET as just another complex Visual Basic alas more complex.
And the latter group typically don't adopt OO-principles. They still view a class as some module you just put code and som Dims in, they keep on concatinating strings, declaring their arrays, and don't get why an ArrayList or a StringBuilder could ever be useful. The think in terms of variables and don't get the 'reference on stack, object on heap' model and can't undestand why passing a huge array to a method would be the bad thing.
Just this monday I visited a customer to do some simple maintainance for them, and their VB.NET devs still prefix their types like they was variants: strName, lngAge, objSqlConnectio n. It is so bleeding obvious why they choosed VB.NET, not becuase they like it, but becuase they liked what they had. They want to continue coding in same old way as they are used to. I think most of them are also frustrated with .NET and just think it's complex and bothersome.
Another thing about VB.NET and OO is the weird syntax, C# maps pretty well to common concepts in the OO world, while VB.NET is harder to teach:
If I want to make this method abstract do I mark it as abstract?
C# - - Yes.
VB.NET - No Sir! You write mustinherit.
While I hate VB in any form and truly think that Visual Basic Sucks So Hard It Bends Light - I tried to give you some real exemples of my experience with teaching .NET to VBers.
Hope this helped - Michael S
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