>My reasons for going with C# instead of VB are:
>1) I like C-syntax better. Seems cleaner to me. I prefer
>

>if (condition)
>{
>}
>

>to being forced to use IF ... THEN (I hate to have to add THEN). If the compiler can recognize I forgot it and tells me I need to add it, why doesn't it add it itself? It is optional in VFP, why not in VB?

That's always bugged me about VB compiler. OTOH, good ole VFP, if it encounters a "then" in the If statement, says to itself "Ahhh, bless him, he thinks he's still writing Basic. Never mind - I'll allow it"

So VB compiler is a "job's worth".