Which program is the best C# or Vb.Net?

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[justify]

Hi everybody I know C# middle level but I dont know Vb.Net. Our management wanted to write Codes with Vb.Net I againsted him I said C# is better than Vb.Net Which program language is better. What is the most important diffrences, avantage or disadvantage between C# and Vb.Net. Do you have any advice and any documant and webpages?

[txbakers]

C# is identical (just about) to Java.

VB.NET is identical (just about) to VB.

They both will do the job, both are good languages.

Whichever one you are more comfortable with is the better language.

[Easy_Coder]

Quote from Anders Hejlsberg:
"The already existing experience of a programmer far outweighs the small differences between the two languages."

Learn to use both so that you can earn more money.

[bateman_ap]

Does management want you to write in VB so others in the team can work on it as well? I know I want anyone who does work with us to write in VB as I have a vague idea on how to program in that, I have no idea how to in C#

[raywood]

I write in both c# and VB.NET. Here's they way I look at it: They both use the .NET framework. Virtually all the built in classes are available to both languages. The capabilities are almost identical. The major differences are just syntax. If you can write a c# program, then you can write a VB.NET program. It shouldn't take you very long to get comfortable with the VB syntax.

[Xoc]

VB programmers run into one major difficulty when they start programming in C#: C# is case sensitive. SomeThing and something are two different variables, and since this is legit, the Visual Studio editor won't correct your case for you. VB.NET is case insensitive, so SomeThing and something are the same variable, and the editor will fix the case for you if you get it wrong.

It a little easier for a C# programmer to program in VB.NET than vice-versa because of this. Otherwise, as said above, it is all syntax. There are only about half a dozen things you can do in one language and not the other.

[Gernwax]

In my personal experience, i prefer C#.
Mainly because it is easier to read and gets laid out better by Visual Studio, but technially there is very little difference between them

[beauzero]

Minor speed+ for C#. Your manager is probably looking to keep costs down. VB.NET programmers make a little less on average than C# programmers.

I would argue with him that there is no mechanism (1.1) to inline documentation so that you can quickly gen html doc pages for your code. That's the biggest downside for me. VB.NET generates the shells for the classes but that's it. I don't know about 2.0...haven't looked into it.

[Xoc]

I really don't think that C# provides any speed difference over VB.NET. They both compile to the same MSIL code, which is then compiled to native code using the same MSIL compiler. The only way one would be faster than another would be if the C# compiler produced better optimized MSIL code, which in most cases just isn't possible.

[Lord Majestic]

C# is considered more professional and if you want to command good rates then avoid VB.NET.

[Easy_Coder]

Xoc is right... it all bakes down to msil.