"Greg" <gm@mcpherran.com> wrote in message
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: "_AnonCoward" wrote:
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: > Where do you plan on going with this and what is your background?
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: My background is C/C++/C# with some pre .NET VB experience. My
: interest/use of .NET spans both web and desktop development.
:
: I like to survery the landscape and hear pros and cons as part of my
: decision processes. For example if someone could tell me hands down that
: VB has a clear advantage for a particular task or area then I consider
: that strongly.
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: The sense I get is that the whole point of .NET is that it is (supposed to
: be) language neutral so that if one has a language preference they just
: use that as there are no pressing factors. That being the case, and since
: I find VB syntax/code format clearer than C-like languages (which I have
: used for years) then I switching might be something to consider.
:
: From the responses I've received, I see no pressing reason to switch (and
: some potential reasons not to).
Yeah, since you're familiar and comfortable with the C/C++ syntax already,
the move to C# will be very straight forward. Still, here is a URL you may
find useful (Top 10 reasons VB.NET is better than C#):
http://www.vbrad.com/pf.asp?p=source/src_top_10_vb.htm
And of course, there's this for the contrary view (Top 10 reasons C# is
better than VB.NET):
http://www.vbrad.com/source/src_top_10_cs.htm
I find it interesting that the C# listing is less substantial than the VB
list.
Ralf
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