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C# or VB.NET ? Which one do you perefer ?

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  • C Christian Flutcher

    I am C# lover. But my current project is in VB.NET. It's not much interesting to program with VB.NET. What do you say ? Anyone had same feeling with VB.NET ?

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    NormDroid
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    c#, Vb.net is better left for the hobbists.

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      c#, Vb.net is better left for the hobbists.

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      norm .net wrote:

      hobbists

      Is that an intentional misspelling?

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      • C Christian Flutcher

        I am C# lover. But my current project is in VB.NET. It's not much interesting to program with VB.NET. What do you say ? Anyone had same feeling with VB.NET ?

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        Fred_Smith
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        My only objection to C# is that just about everyone that programs in it is a complete intellectual snob. You only have to look at most of the replies to your post to see this. When I want to knock a wall down, I use a sledge-hammer. When I want to crack open a nut, I use a nut-cracker. Besides which - who cares? Just use what you are happy using, if you can, and be happy using what you are, if you can't. Fred

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        • B Brady Kelly

          norm .net wrote:

          hobbists

          Is that an intentional misspelling?

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          Richard Jones
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          Smelly hobbitses, hmph!:~

          "Neque porro quisquam est qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit..." "There is no one who loves pain itself, who seeks after it and wants to have it, simply because it is pain..."

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          • B Brady Kelly

            norm .net wrote:

            hobbists

            Is that an intentional misspelling?

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            :)

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              Smelly hobbitses, hmph!:~

              "Neque porro quisquam est qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit..." "There is no one who loves pain itself, who seeks after it and wants to have it, simply because it is pain..."

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              NormDroid
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              Yes my precious.

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              • C Christian Flutcher

                I am C# lover. But my current project is in VB.NET. It's not much interesting to program with VB.NET. What do you say ? Anyone had same feeling with VB.NET ?

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                kubben
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                I spent my first 2 and 1/2 years working with vb.net. Then a little over two years ago I took a contracting job. I have been programming in C# for the last two years. I like C# a lot better. The last few weeks I have had a new contract which is vb.net again. My personal feeling is C# is a lot better to work with. If I had a choice I would choose C#. Ben

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                • F Fred_Smith

                  My only objection to C# is that just about everyone that programs in it is a complete intellectual snob. You only have to look at most of the replies to your post to see this. When I want to knock a wall down, I use a sledge-hammer. When I want to crack open a nut, I use a nut-cracker. Besides which - who cares? Just use what you are happy using, if you can, and be happy using what you are, if you can't. Fred

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                  bob16972
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                  Fred_Smith wrote:

                  When I want to knock a wall down, I use a sledge-hammer. When I want to crack open a nut, I use a nut-cracker.

                  Well then, sledge-hammer it is. :-D

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                  • F Fred_Smith

                    My only objection to C# is that just about everyone that programs in it is a complete intellectual snob. You only have to look at most of the replies to your post to see this. When I want to knock a wall down, I use a sledge-hammer. When I want to crack open a nut, I use a nut-cracker. Besides which - who cares? Just use what you are happy using, if you can, and be happy using what you are, if you can't. Fred

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                    NormDroid
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                    It's just a high percentage of c# users probably come from C++ backgrounds, where as VB.net users will come from scripting backgrounds (ie. VB).

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                    • B bob16972

                      Fred_Smith wrote:

                      When I want to knock a wall down, I use a sledge-hammer. When I want to crack open a nut, I use a nut-cracker.

                      Well then, sledge-hammer it is. :-D

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                      Poor little nut... :-D

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                        It's just a high percentage of c# users probably come from C++ backgrounds, where as VB.net users will come from scripting backgrounds (ie. VB).

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                        Fred_Smith
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                        Yes.... ok... and....? Actually, that might make an interesting CP poll one day.... "How did you progress to your current programming language (of choice)?" (or something like that) except that I guess there'd be too mnay possible answers... personally I came to VB via the ZX-Spectrum and the BBC Micro - QBasic and the like... just stuck with it as I have never needed anything more powerful or which requires more structure. VB.NET is quite powerful enough for the SME -size aspplications I have been involved in, and I find it quick and easy. I have had no compelling reason to move to C#, which I quite accept is better structured. I guess C# is a "programmer's language". I love programming, but it isn't my whole life.

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                        • F Fred_Smith

                          My only objection to C# is that just about everyone that programs in it is a complete intellectual snob. You only have to look at most of the replies to your post to see this. When I want to knock a wall down, I use a sledge-hammer. When I want to crack open a nut, I use a nut-cracker. Besides which - who cares? Just use what you are happy using, if you can, and be happy using what you are, if you can't. Fred

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                          But then, what would you use VB for, if you had the choice? Cracking your own nuts with a sledgehammer, maybe? (I can afford my snobism - I do C++, Win32 and templates ;P)


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                            My only objection to C# is that just about everyone that programs in it is a complete intellectual snob. You only have to look at most of the replies to your post to see this. When I want to knock a wall down, I use a sledge-hammer. When I want to crack open a nut, I use a nut-cracker. Besides which - who cares? Just use what you are happy using, if you can, and be happy using what you are, if you can't. Fred

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                            Pete OHanlon
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                            Fred_Smith wrote:

                            When I want to crack open a nut, I use a nut-cracker.

                            VB. Nuts or crackers?

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                              But then, what would you use VB for, if you had the choice? Cracking your own nuts with a sledgehammer, maybe? (I can afford my snobism - I do C++, Win32 and templates ;P)


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                              Fred_Smith
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                              I do use VB, by choice. Only because that's what I started in and I have never felt the need to use anything different. Most of my clients (I am self-employed) are SME sized concerns, and I find VB quite adequate for the job. Quick and easy.

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                                Yes.... ok... and....? Actually, that might make an interesting CP poll one day.... "How did you progress to your current programming language (of choice)?" (or something like that) except that I guess there'd be too mnay possible answers... personally I came to VB via the ZX-Spectrum and the BBC Micro - QBasic and the like... just stuck with it as I have never needed anything more powerful or which requires more structure. VB.NET is quite powerful enough for the SME -size aspplications I have been involved in, and I find it quick and easy. I have had no compelling reason to move to C#, which I quite accept is better structured. I guess C# is a "programmer's language". I love programming, but it isn't my whole life.

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                                NormDroid
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                                You see I came from a Mini Mainframe background DATA/Basic (Mid 80s), Assembler, moved to Windows in '92 use C, then C++. I made a decision in 2000 that the future of development would be done in .net and the 'native' popular language of choice would be C# - logical I guess.

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                                • P Pete OHanlon

                                  Fred_Smith wrote:

                                  When I want to crack open a nut, I use a nut-cracker.

                                  VB. Nuts or crackers?

                                  Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.

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                                  NormDroid
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                                  Must be crackers to use it.

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                                  • C Christian Flutcher

                                    I am C# lover. But my current project is in VB.NET. It's not much interesting to program with VB.NET. What do you say ? Anyone had same feeling with VB.NET ?

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                                    Nemanja Trifunovic
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                                    None. (Now, that's snobism :-> )


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                                    • P peterchen

                                      But then, what would you use VB for, if you had the choice? Cracking your own nuts with a sledgehammer, maybe? (I can afford my snobism - I do C++, Win32 and templates ;P)


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                                      My first real C# project | Linkify!|FoldWithUs! | sighist

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                                      CPallini
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                                      Well, personally I prefer C# but I also agree with Fred_Smith about 'intellectual snobism'. C# and VB.NET, under the hood, are not such different languages. I think it's mainly matter of personal taste. :)

                                      If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.

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                                      • C Christian Flutcher

                                        I am C# lover. But my current project is in VB.NET. It's not much interesting to program with VB.NET. What do you say ? Anyone had same feeling with VB.NET ?

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                                        Shog9 0
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                                        Javascript is interesting. Ruby is interesting. Even good ol' C++ still has some interesting bits. VB.NET and C# just are. Like... forks. Useful, but not exactly novel. ...ohyeah, and for some reason the VB.NET users like to hold their forks by the pointy end. :rolleyes:

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                                        • C Christian Flutcher

                                          I am C# lover. But my current project is in VB.NET. It's not much interesting to program with VB.NET. What do you say ? Anyone had same feeling with VB.NET ?

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                                          Ennis Ray Lynch Jr
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                                          j/k, I am a java guy in a c# world so I stick with the familiar c style syntax.


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                                          Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know. -- Ernest Hemingway

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