I know a few languages (awk, c, perl, ksh, cfm, c++, vb6 and up, c#, a few others that I choose to forget like cobol). I have to take a deep breath before I open a c++ or vb6 project for different reasons, but I can look at C# in one window and re-type vb.net in the other. Syntax difference isn’t that great (a couple characters at best). I have seen very well written vb.net code and very poor c#, but probably more common the other way around (I won’t discuss vb6). Either way, the .NET language you choose shouldn't put you in an elite or poor programmer group. VB has more programmers than C# and is easier for less experienced people to read and understand. That translates to less maintenance work for me and why I prefer vb.net. I have to vent on this issue once in a while.

Is C# actually better than VB? If you exclude unsafe code, they seem to be about the same.