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  • C CPallini

    Johnny J. wrote:

    Yes, but this didn't strike me as irony, I seems like c actually means it, and I'm so tired of listening to people who are supposed to be intelligent people write such nonsense as this.

    There was irony. Roughly speaking, the languages are functionally equivalent so there must NOT be a big difference between (and there must be a big difference between VB6 and VB.NET). You can't say VB.NET is a crap, while saying C# is advanced, just because you like more the latter one's syntax. :)

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    'C#' == 0x4323 'VB' == 0x5642 0x5642 > 0x4323 So this proves that 'VB' is greater than 'C#' and because 'C++' is 0x432b2b it is the greatest. Best Wishes, -David Delaune

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    • J J a a n s

      Last weekend I went for an interview in a Reputed organization. The first question from the interview panel was the difference between VB.Net and C#. I just came back!!! Can any one here spot the differences :)

      "Never put off until run time what you can do at compile time." - David Gries, in "Compiler Construction for Digital Computers", circa 1969.

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      J a a n s wrote:

      The first question from the interview panel was the difference between VB.Net and C#.

      I would just answer: "I am here for a C# job, did you see VB.NET on my resume?"

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      • P Pete OHanlon

        J a a n s wrote:

        with out any satisfactory reasons from the HR dept

        That's their prerogative. If, for instance, they are interviewing lots of people then they, quite frankly, don't have to give you a reason. They are doing you the favour of interviewing you, not the other way round.

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        J4amieC
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        Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

        They are doing you the favour of interviewing you, not the other way round.

        Rubbish. Or at least not the way I look at interviews. I can take any job I please, they are looking for 1 individual. Therefore Im doing them the favour of offering my services, if they don't cut the mustard (and that includes shoddy interview/working practices) I hit the door and walk into the next interview. At the very least, Interviews are a 2 way process - with me interviewing the company just as equally as they are interviewing me.

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        • L Lost User

          'C#' == 0x4323 'VB' == 0x5642 0x5642 > 0x4323 So this proves that 'VB' is greater than 'C#' and because 'C++' is 0x432b2b it is the greatest. Best Wishes, -David Delaune

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          CPallini
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          Well, I fear the VB6 coder testing your method...Oh, well, after all he/she is a VB6 coder. :)

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            'C#' == 0x4323 'VB' == 0x5642 0x5642 > 0x4323 So this proves that 'VB' is greater than 'C#' and because 'C++' is 0x432b2b it is the greatest. Best Wishes, -David Delaune

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            I'm sorry, but Alphabetical order takes precedence!

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            • P Pete OHanlon

              J a a n s wrote:

              with out any satisfactory reasons from the HR dept

              That's their prerogative. If, for instance, they are interviewing lots of people then they, quite frankly, don't have to give you a reason. They are doing you the favour of interviewing you, not the other way round.

              "WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith

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              J a a n s
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              It was a scheduled one. They gave me the time slot 4 days back.

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              • C CPallini

                Johnny J. wrote:

                Yes, but this didn't strike me as irony, I seems like c actually means it, and I'm so tired of listening to people who are supposed to be intelligent people write such nonsense as this.

                There was irony. Roughly speaking, the languages are functionally equivalent so there must NOT be a big difference between (and there must be a big difference between VB6 and VB.NET). You can't say VB.NET is a crap, while saying C# is advanced, just because you like more the latter one's syntax. :)

                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.
                This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
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                Johnny J
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                OK; sorry, nothing personal. I'm just tired of the whole VB/C# tug-o-war... :) Or just tired, full stop!

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                  J a a n s wrote:

                  The first question from the interview panel was the difference between VB.Net and C#.

                  I would just answer: "I am here for a C# job, did you see VB.NET on my resume?"

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                  Johnny J
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                  :thumbsup: Good one, I think you're getting the job... :laugh:

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                  • J J4amieC

                    Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

                    They are doing you the favour of interviewing you, not the other way round.

                    Rubbish. Or at least not the way I look at interviews. I can take any job I please, they are looking for 1 individual. Therefore Im doing them the favour of offering my services, if they don't cut the mustard (and that includes shoddy interview/working practices) I hit the door and walk into the next interview. At the very least, Interviews are a 2 way process - with me interviewing the company just as equally as they are interviewing me.

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                    R Giskard Reventlov
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                    Agreed: If I don't get seen within 15 minutes of the agreed time I start asking questions and, without a proper reason for the delay, I leave. It's just plain bloody rude to expect someone to give up their time and then keep them waiting without even bothering to tell them why.

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                    • C CPallini

                      VB.NET is a crap, C# is a truly advanced language. They are functionally equivalent. :rolleyes:

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                      Luc Pattyn
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                      CPallini wrote:

                      C# is a truly advanced language.

                      You're starting to make sense...

                      CPallini wrote:

                      They are functionally equivalent.

                      ...for a short moment. Yes there are some functional overlaps. You of all people should know VB.NET doesn't offer pointers. :-D

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                      • P Pete OHanlon

                        J a a n s wrote:

                        with out any satisfactory reasons from the HR dept

                        That's their prerogative. If, for instance, they are interviewing lots of people then they, quite frankly, don't have to give you a reason. They are doing you the favour of interviewing you, not the other way round.

                        "WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith

                        As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.

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                        Mark_Wallace
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                        Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

                        That's their prerogative. If, for instance, they are interviewing lots of people then they, quite frankly, don't have to give you a reason. They are doing you the favour of interviewing you, not the other way round.

                        If that's the respect they show you when you don't yet work for them, what can you expect when you take the job?

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                        • J J a a n s

                          Last weekend I went for an interview in a Reputed organization. The first question from the interview panel was the difference between VB.Net and C#. I just came back!!! Can any one here spot the differences :)

                          "Never put off until run time what you can do at compile time." - David Gries, in "Compiler Construction for Digital Computers", circa 1969.

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                          • J J4amieC

                            Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

                            They are doing you the favour of interviewing you, not the other way round.

                            Rubbish. Or at least not the way I look at interviews. I can take any job I please, they are looking for 1 individual. Therefore Im doing them the favour of offering my services, if they don't cut the mustard (and that includes shoddy interview/working practices) I hit the door and walk into the next interview. At the very least, Interviews are a 2 way process - with me interviewing the company just as equally as they are interviewing me.

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                            J4amieC wrote:

                            I can take any job I please, they are looking for 1 individual. Therefore Im doing them the favour of offering my services, if they don't cut the mustard (and that includes shoddy interview/working practices) I hit the door and walk into the next interview.

                            In a strong employment market, this is the case. The reality, at the moment, is that I don't need to hire you - there are a lot of others who would be willing to take the job. It's a hirers market at the moment and if you need a job, you can't afford to be that choosy; unless you fancy flipping burgers.

                            "WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith

                            As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.

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                            • L Luc Pattyn

                              CPallini wrote:

                              C# is a truly advanced language.

                              You're starting to make sense...

                              CPallini wrote:

                              They are functionally equivalent.

                              ...for a short moment. Yes there are some functional overlaps. You of all people should know VB.NET doesn't offer pointers. :-D

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                              CPallini
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                              Luc Pattyn wrote:

                              Yes there are some functional overlaps

                              :-D

                              Luc Pattyn wrote:

                              C# is a truly advanced language.

                              Luc Pattyn wrote:

                              VB.NET doesn't offer pointers.

                              :laugh:

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                              • P Pete OHanlon

                                J4amieC wrote:

                                I can take any job I please, they are looking for 1 individual. Therefore Im doing them the favour of offering my services, if they don't cut the mustard (and that includes shoddy interview/working practices) I hit the door and walk into the next interview.

                                In a strong employment market, this is the case. The reality, at the moment, is that I don't need to hire you - there are a lot of others who would be willing to take the job. It's a hirers market at the moment and if you need a job, you can't afford to be that choosy; unless you fancy flipping burgers.

                                "WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith

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                                J4amieC
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                                I agree in general. But I personally have experience, knowledge and good interview technique. Therefore its always a hiree's market. If a company is after a candidate who is willing to wait 4 hrs without ecxplaination, they're not after me.

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                                  Marcus_Idle wrote:

                                  asked a fairly open question

                                  My discussion was scheduled at 9:30 AM, and was done at 1:30 PM, till then I had to wait there, with out any satisfactory reasons from the HR dept. I was so frustrated when I went to the panel. Listening to the first question from the panel made me think otherwise.

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                                  Whatever the market, if they don't respect you enough to atleast apologise with a reason for the delay, don't bother, once you start there you will be considered cannon fodder...

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                                  • J J a a n s

                                    Last weekend I went for an interview in a Reputed organization. The first question from the interview panel was the difference between VB.Net and C#. I just came back!!! Can any one here spot the differences :)

                                    "Never put off until run time what you can do at compile time." - David Gries, in "Compiler Construction for Digital Computers", circa 1969.

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                                    Actually there are at least three fundamental differences. 1. Certain functionalities are NOT exposed in VB.Net in the framework! Thereby C# is mightier ;-) 2. vb.net' "shared" key word dos not exactly behave like the static keyword in C#. I read somewhere that it has to do with the downward compatibility for old code to be portable. So VB.Net does NOT have an equivalent to the static keyword! The static keyword in C# you can trust. Shared keyword in VB.Net you can trust too but not in the same way. 3. VB.Net does not know advanced syntax like ++/-- or other short writing styles for long statements like (x=y)?a:b. In VB.Net you need to call a function IIF for such.....

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                                    • J J a a n s

                                      Last weekend I went for an interview in a Reputed organization. The first question from the interview panel was the difference between VB.Net and C#. I just came back!!! Can any one here spot the differences :)

                                      "Never put off until run time what you can do at compile time." - David Gries, in "Compiler Construction for Digital Computers", circa 1969.

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                                      I personally think that VB.NET and C# are only flavors of the same .NET technology. The most obvious fact is that you can compile a DLL in C# or VB.NET and use it in the other language. So MS, wanted to spread the .NET use to everyone who barely knows to use Office and created VB, for the really expert programmers, C#. So the only difference is the similarity of the code with the English language. Nevertheless, good question, I will ask it to my Programming teacher next year. :-D

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                                      • J Johnny J

                                        Addenda: I myself prefer VB over C#, but I don't go around saying that C# is crap (because it isn't - just different syntax)

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                                        interarticle
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                                        Just switched to C# from VB.Net a month ago. I have to say, VB.Net's better with a advanced editor (VS), and C#'s better with a worth one (Programmer's notepad). Writing VB code without automatic formatting will make it look like crap.

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                                        • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                                          Well, not quite: VB is based on a "toy" language, invented to let non-programmers do things with computers. It has been forced in lots of different directions until it arrived, creaking at the seams, at it's current state. C# is a "new" language (as in designed with a blank sheet), taking all the lessons learnt from C, C++, VB and others to produce a modern language with modern computers in mind. It has it's faults, but at least it is what it was designed to be.

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                                          You'll be pained if you try to teach a kid how to program in C#. But if you start with VB first, then let them switch later, well...

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