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I'm a C# guy myself. One of the things I like about it is that everything is strongly typed. Nothing against VB, but I would probably be one of those guys turning my nose down upon VB :) Thanks, Nick ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Brian Leach Sent: Sat 4/14/2007 6:57 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [U2] U2 / mv.net Nick I use both - along with just about anything else I can get my hands on. To all intents and purposes there is NO difference between C# and VB.net. There was at earlier releases - whether deliberate marketing or not, at 1.0 and 1.1 some aspects of C# did perform better. That's no longer the case with 2.0 and a lot of total rubbish is talked about the different capabilities - usually by C# pros wishing to defend their geekiness and higher fees. But then, 'twas always thus with C++. In fact, that discussion is just another thing Microsoft have inherited from the Borland world when they appropriated Delphi for the design of .NET - all those Borland C++ guys (yes it was always guys) trying to pretend C++ was faster than Delphi. Wrong.. It's really just a matter of personal style and preference. I tend to use C# for my own projects and amusement and VB for onsite work - especially if the code will eventually be maintained and supported by someone else. It's just that little bit easier to read. I also prefer the VB syntax for purely IDE purposes - the intellisense works better when you type Dim MyVariable as New [and the drop down appears to give you the options ] as opposed to the C# [no context for the drop down to appear so you must remember the path yourself] System.bloody.long.namespace.path.to.this MyVariable = new [dropdown now finally appears for] System.bloody.long.namespace.path.to.this(); (As an aside, that's a bit of syntax I've always despised. Why not have a default constructor that doesn't need you to repeat the class name after new? How much time/typing would that save?) And the IDE makes a better job of linking event delegates in VB compared to C#. Passing var arguments is more clumsy in C# and annoying after VB. On the other hand, the syntax for generics fits more nicely with C#. Ya Pays Ya Money.. So essentially - if you want to show off use C#. If you want to produce code that people can follow, use VB.net. That's really the choice. At the library level they all work together. So you can always mix and match if you have a modular design. I've always done that with native Windows development - VB wrappers (for the look and feel) around Delphi components (to do the work) and occasional C++ libraries, drawing on the best skills of the developers I had at the time. People can get too hung up on the languages. What matters - always - is the design: you can produce crap in any language! I would learn both VB and C# anyway and widen your options - the real 'work' in learning .Net is about understanding the framework and design principles, and how Windows/GUI/Event oriented applications work anyway. After that, the syntax comes second. Brian > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Symeon Breen > Sent: 14 April 2007 10:34 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [U2] U2 / mv.net > > I use VB.NET with uniobjects.net- in the end both c# and > vb.net create msil and there is in reality very little > difference. There is a lot of snobbery out there about c# and > vb.net that I would not advise anyone to get involved in ... > > > Rgds > Symeon. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nick > Cipollina > Sent: 13 April 2007 13:40 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [U2] U2 / mv.net > > Hello, > > I'm curious, how many of you that are using .Net are using VB > as opposed to C#? And why? > > Thanks, > > Nick Cipollina > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > George Hammerle > Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 7:25 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [U2] U2 / mv.net > > Hello, > > We are in the process of converting some Unibasic/SB+ > applications to VB apps using mv.Net. We are several months > into the project and have learned quite a bit. We have spent > a lot of time on design and have created documentation on > what should and should not be done. I was wondering if there > are any other users that would like to share their > experiences and learn from each other? We are also > implementing Report Services using mv.Net and these reports > are quite impressive. > > We are a Unidata / SB+ / Unix shop currently using wIntergrate. > > Thank You, > > George > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ------- > u2-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ > ------- > u2-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ > ------- > u2-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ This is a message from the MailScanner E-Mail Virus Protection Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The original e-mail attachment "winmail.dat" was believed to be infected by a virus and has been replaced by this warning message. 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