How hard/easy is it to use/learn VB compared to c#?
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It's harder to learn VB well.
This is due to the fact that VB offers more ways of doing most things.
e.g.,
Setting the return value for a function - 2 ways (C# has 1 way)
Wiring events to methods - 2 ways (C# has 1 way)
String manipulation - 2 ways (VB 'legacy' functions vs .NET methods)
Exception handling vs unstructured error handling (C# has 1 way)
These are just examples - I could list a few dozen areas where VB offers
multiple alternatives, sometimes based on a need to maintain legacy code.
VB also has a few features not available in C# (such as XML literals and
optional parameters), but C# also has some features not available in VB
(unsafe code, anonymous methods, and iterators), so these kind of wash out.
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"Andy B" wrote:
How hard/easy is it to use/learn VB compared to c#?
"Andy B" <a_*****@sbcglo bal.netschrieb
How hard/easy is it to use/learn VB compared to c#?
VB is a higher level language.
SCNR
;)
Andy,
Depends on what you want to learn
Programming: use C# as it is more strict with everything and does not
automaticly change your typing mistakes,
Learn to use a language to be productive: use VB as it does things that are
time spending to do with C# in many cases in a more easy way.
Just my opinion.
Cor
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How hard/easy is it to use/learn VB compared to c#?
On May 29, 7:10 am, "Cor Ligthert [MVP]" <notmyfirstn... @planet.nl>
wrote:
Andy,
Depends on what you want to learn
Programming: use C# as it is more strict with everything and does not
automaticly change your typing mistakes,
Learn to use a language to be productive: use VB as it does things that are
time spending to do with C# in many cases in a more easy way.
Just my opinion.
Cor
"Andy B" <a_bo...@sbcglo bal.netschreef in berichtnews:%2* *************** **@TK2MSFTNGP02 .phx.gbl...
How hard/easy is it to use/learn VB compared to c#?
I agree, C# is much more strict in the way it enforces rules. I would
say it would be very beneficial for new programmers to use C# and get
a hold on how things should work and prevent many "stupid" mistakes
(like implicitly returning value types and dumb casting errors).
However, once you have a firm grasp on how to program, I feel VB
(especially in VS 2008's IDE) makes it much, much easier to crank out
code. It just seems to flow better and is much more natural to write.
Thanks,
Seth Rowe [MVP]
What should you base the choice of what one to use off of? It's hard for me
since I know a lot of c# but VB looks like plain old english sentence
fragments to me and seems like it would be easier to understand than c#.
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It's harder to learn VB well.
This is due to the fact that VB offers more ways of doing most things.
e.g.,
Setting the return value for a function - 2 ways (C# has 1 way)
Wiring events to methods - 2 ways (C# has 1 way)
String manipulation - 2 ways (VB 'legacy' functions vs .NET methods)
Exception handling vs unstructured error handling (C# has 1 way)
These are just examples - I could list a few dozen areas where VB offers
multiple alternatives, sometimes based on a need to maintain legacy code.
VB also has a few features not available in C# (such as XML literals and
optional parameters), but C# also has some features not available in VB
(unsafe code, anonymous methods, and iterators), so these kind of wash
out.
--
http://www.tangiblesoftwaresolutions.com
C++ to C#
C++ to VB
C++ to Java
VB to Java
Java to VB & C#
Instant C#: VB to C#
Instant VB: C# to VB
Instant C++: VB, C#, or Java to C++/CLI
"Andy B" wrote:
>How hard/easy is it to use/learn VB compared to c#?
I think I might give it a try and see how it turns out. Looks like I will be
around for a little while ...:)
"David Anton" <Da********@dis cussions.micros oft.comwrote in message
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It's harder to learn VB well.
This is due to the fact that VB offers more ways of doing most things.
e.g.,
Setting the return value for a function - 2 ways (C# has 1 way)
Wiring events to methods - 2 ways (C# has 1 way)
String manipulation - 2 ways (VB 'legacy' functions vs .NET methods)
Exception handling vs unstructured error handling (C# has 1 way)
These are just examples - I could list a few dozen areas where VB offers
multiple alternatives, sometimes based on a need to maintain legacy code.
VB also has a few features not available in C# (such as XML literals and
optional parameters), but C# also has some features not available in VB
(unsafe code, anonymous methods, and iterators), so these kind of wash
out.
--
http://www.tangiblesoftwaresolutions.com
C++ to C#
C++ to VB
C++ to Java
VB to Java
Java to VB & C#
Instant C#: VB to C#
Instant VB: C# to VB
Instant C++: VB, C#, or Java to C++/CLI
"Andy B" wrote:
>How hard/easy is it to use/learn VB compared to c#?
I agree with cfps.Christian,
But honestly it shouldn't matter too much which you start with.
It's a matter of taste.
Go seach for some code witten in each, and see how easy *you* find each to
read.
--
Rory
Barely - only if you consider 'unsafe' code. Other than unsafe code (used by
a very small fraction of C# developers), I don't see how VB is higher level.
You might be thinking of C.
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C++ to VB
C++ to Java
VB to Java
Java to VB & C#
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Instant VB: C# to VB
Instant C++: VB, C#, or Java to C++/CLI
"Armin Zingler" wrote:
"Andy B" <a_*****@sbcglo bal.netschrieb
How hard/easy is it to use/learn VB compared to c#?
VB is a higher level language.
SCNR
;)
On May 29, 7:09*am, "Andy B" <a_bo...@sbcglo bal.netwrote:
How hard/easy is it to use/learn VB compared to c#?
In my opinion definately VB.NET rocks when compared to C#. There are
easier (sure, almost every language has difficulties to learn of
course like VB, but that's comparison with C#) and shorter ways to do
the same thing in VB with less error-risk, especially because of not
being case-sensitive, however both languages have some differences, no
need to extend with these differences which are available and can be
googled easily through the net.
However, in my opinion, also not tested 2008 yet, VB 2005 IDE is much
more developer friendly when compared to VC# 2005. Background
compiler(real-time compiler in design mode) of VB 2005 brilliantly
more accurate than C# IDE. In VC# 2005, you have to wait much longer
to see if there are coding errors in error list at the bottom of the
screen even for a semicolon mistake, plus you have to "build" your
project for once if there are additional errors to be reported in
error list, before starting debugging. In VB 2005 IDE i haven't had
such problems, almost never. And also typing performance intellisense
is a bit slower in C# than in VB on the same PC.
Just my thoughts,
Regards,
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