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C# or VB.Net

Hey guys ! Im not raging a war to whatever language you prefer , Im just interested on your choice . Join the survey below and be counted .

Ill be doing a post on the differences between these 2 languages as well as pros and cons on using them . So please leave a comment why you are choosing C# or VB.Net . Thanks a lot .
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Anonymous said…
I guess I'm just comfortable writing code in C#, you know, like IHero or IParanoia. =P

Kill me. hehehe
9:20 AM
Patrik Hägne said…
I'm in no way a VB-hater as so many others are, in fact I do more than fifty percent of my development in VB. The lack of lambda statements (only one line lambda expressions are supported) is a BIIIIIG drawback in the new version.
9:53 AM
Anonymous said…
I seriously don't understand why there is a need to compare VB and C#. Other than the issue of unmanaged code and synctactic sugar there is no real difference between the two languages.
8:54 PM
Anonymous said…
It's just a matter of preference. You can use VB or C#, whichever you're comfortable and makes you productive.

I started with VB.NET but I prefer C# now, one of the reasons is that you can easily read/write javascript & java codes.
11:12 PM
Anonymous said…
VB.NET programmers prefer VB.BET, C# programmers prefer C#. It's the programmer's preference. I feel comfortable with C# so I code in C#.
6:35 AM
MARVIN TRILLES said…
@jon

though they use the same framework , i assume there are some technical reasons that makes one better that the other in few areas (i suppose) .

to all,

i was curious about this topic because of one incident when a friend of mine was asked why he prefers C# over VB.NET and after giving answers that are almost similar to some of your comments , the interviewer just bluntly responded - "i dont like your answer" .

so perhaps there are some reasons that these interviewer know but most of us dont know or hes just being so rude.
6:54 AM
Anonymous said…
I want to quote what the speaker in the SoCal .NET Group meeting that I recently attended:

"Asking a group who are the VB developers is just like asking who are gays"

whatever that meant, no one bothered to ask the speaker...
10:10 PM
Anonymous said…
The problem some developers are facing during job interviews is programming language discrimation which is not good. C# and VB.NET both have strengths and weaknesses so I guess they both be given due respect. Anyway, they were developed by the same company :)

And I guess we developers understand each other whether we're C# or VB.NET :)
10:26 AM
MARVIN TRILLES said…
@ely

your right , programming language should not be issue .

one question that might be asked though is "are you willing to shift to another language?" =)
6:37 PM
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