> 1.80% of C# programmers are good, while 80% of VB programmers are not good. This is not to say that everyone who programs in VB is less skilled than everyone who programs in C#. This is to say that:
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>a.the VB syntax and semantics is designed to attract less skilled programmers and, in combination with other factors examined above, this has created a culture that is populated with less skilled programmers.
>b.and because VB syntax and semantics make it more difficult to avoid common programming errors and hence to program well.
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>I was a C# MVP for five years, and these are some of the most asinine statements I've ever heard. I've seen horrible code in both languages (and I've also seen bad Fox code). Doesn't mean there's a propensity based on the specific tool.
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>What's sad is that I've read other posts by you, and you should know better.

1) That last sentence is personalized, rude, and inappropriate.
2) She posted a snippet from a link and she hit the nail on the head when she said it would start a fracas.
3) My own personal experiences support those statements. I posted that in another message.
4) I don't know what being an "MVP" has to do with who is using what tool for development unless you have "inside" knowledge you are not sharing :o) See #3 above.
5) Do a monstor job search - C# routinely returns more jobs than VB.NET
6) MSFT claims equal adoption of the two tools but more C# books sell, more vb.net MSDN forum posts...you read into that what you like :o)
7) There is no argument that vb syntax is easier than c# and vfp is easier than both. Anyone just looking at the syntax can see that. The syntax does not make one language superior to another although it can have an impact on who the target audience is.
8) Does it really matter? After all, the same professional applications can be written in both vb.net and C#. There are unbelievable vb.net and c# developers out there.

Some information:

http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2007/11/01/cs-exploding-mindshare.aspx

Microsoft's PR firm, Waggener Edstrom, provided three basic data points in response to my inquiries. First, VB.NET is the most popular download of all the Express downloads. Second, C++ is the most popular download among students. Third, 80 percent of all downloads for the Express line were by hobbyists. It would be nice to have more data about these numbers, such as how many people use the tools once they download them, but it's interesting that the one area where VB.NET outperforms C# is in the hobbyist market