Large solutions .NET language choice

[Da~One]

This message has been posted to 2 groups, one to the VB.NET group, and the
other to C#.

I am trying to decide which language to commit to for a large scale project.
I am looking for the input of people who have gone through this process
before.

I am currently leaning towards C# solely because I envision VB.NET slowing
down exponentially as projects are added with the constant background
compilation.

Can you turn this background compilation off in VB.NET?
Is C# totally without background compilation?

Any other considerations?

Thank you.

[Cor]

Hi Da One,

There has been big discussions the last week about what is better, in both
newsgroups.

Please check that first, if you have than still questions, ask than again.

There is no answer what is better, it are twins, one is a girl and one a
boy.

Cor

[Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]]

Da~One,
Da! this is an easy one. ;-)

Which language are you more efficient at writing in?

If you are twice as fast at VB.NET then you are at C# use VB.NET. If you are
twice at C# then use VB.NET. I have a couple of fair size projects in
VB.NET, I really don't notice the background building in VS.NET 2.003 (maybe
I'm just use to it). I did however notice it in VS.NET 2002.

However!! I would not use background compilation as a criteria. I would use
the language that was best "suited" to the task. This means if I needed both
some VB.NET & some C#, then I would use both. If I needed a little Managed
C++, then I would throw that in. Of course you also should consider is this
a one man development project or a team development? Who is going to
maintain it when you are done?

IMHO Mostly the choice should be what language you & your team are
comfortable with!

Of course either language (VS.NET really) benefits from higher end
processors & of course lots of ram!

Hope this helps
Jay

"Da~One" <da***@whothat.com> wrote in message
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This message has been posted to 2 groups, one to the VB.NET group, and the
other to C#.

I am trying to decide which language to commit to for a large scale project. I am looking for the input of people who have gone through this process
before.

I am currently leaning towards C# solely because I envision VB.NET slowing
down exponentially as projects are added with the constant background
compilation.

Can you turn this background compilation off in VB.NET?
Is C# totally without background compilation?

Any other considerations?

Thank you.

[Al Dunbar [MS-MVP]]

"Cor" <no*@non.com> wrote in message
news:OG**************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

Hi Da One,

There has been big discussions the last week about what is better, in both
newsgroups.

Please check that first, if you have than still questions, ask than again.

There is no answer what is better, it are twins, one is a girl and one a
boy.

Erm... which is which?

/Al

[Brandon J. Van Every]

Al Dunbar [MS-MVP] wrote:

"Cor" <no*@non.com> wrote in message
news:OG**************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

Hi Da One,

There has been big discussions the last week about what is better,
in both newsgroups.

Please check that first, if you have than still questions, ask than
again.

There is no answer what is better, it are twins, one is a girl and
one a boy.

Erm... which is which?

I have trouble seeing any programming language as a girl, even Ada. So I'd
say they're fraternal twin boys.

--
Cheers, www.indiegamedesign.com
Brandon Van Every Seattle, WA

20% of the world is real.
80% is gobbledygook we make up inside our own heads.