C Sharp or VisualBasic 6? 2

[steven54]

I am considering learning C Sharp for application development. Basic - VisualBasic has been my mainstay choice for a dozen years. Are there advantages to C Sharp over VB?

Thanks in advance!

 

[TipGiver]

If you are to start learning C-ish and/or visual basic-ish --general talking-- then pick C# or VB.NET. No way vb6. Here is a helpful comparison

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_C_sharp_to_vb_dot_net

Knowledge of ansi c/c++ would be great if you have.
Just read the above link. I use vb.net, but there are things that C# has and i would like the visual basic development team to implement them (case sensitivity and arrays to get the size instead of the upper bound)

 

[TipGiver]

Forgot to say that i come from vb5-6 background. Event driver vb6 was great and fast, but .NET is huge and much much better, when you learn to write code in object oriented way

 

[jmeckley]

there are a few language differences between C# and VB. 3 features of C# that stand out are:
1. delayed execution with IEnumerable (yield key word)
2. multiline lambda expressions
3. strongly typed objects and case sensitivity

picking either language is subjective. I have found that using C# makes is easier to understand a wide range of languages. PHP, Javascript, Java. Because the syntax is similar understanding the language has a lower barrier of entry.

I find most OSS projects use C# as well. reviewing the code of a project like NHibernate, or Castle Windsor becomes easier because I already understand the language.

Jason Meckley
Programmer
Specialty Bakers, Inc.

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[steven54]

Thanks for replying! I am familiar with C++ and am finding C# to be a blend of VB and C++. It is confusing at first as I have to look up which of the two languages the syntax is closest to.

Let the journey begin