>>I (and a colleague) are finally embarking on the move to .Net.
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>>We have decided to follow the MCTS -> MCPD paths and gradually get qualified (my first ever qualification in IT since I am 100% self taught!)
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>>But we can't decide if we should go VB.Net or C#.Net, We are a vertical market developer, and currently use VFP9 desktop apps with VFP back end and an ASP.Net (VB Script) web interface.
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>>I know VB syntax would be easier to learn and I did a little VB years ago and the web stuff is currently VB, but are we then just learning another dying language? (don't jump on me that VFP's not dead - I LOVE the Fox and will use it as long as possible, but it is dying). Is C# worth the steeper initial learning curve and will it's very difference stop us getting the two syntax confused?
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>>Any thoughts welcome.
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>I'd go with the one you are most comfortable with - which sounds like VB in this case.
>From a language POV the differences between VB and C# are getting less with each version.
>Interesting wider perspective here tho (that may raise a few hackles :-} ) :
>http://www.codeproject.com/kb/dotnet/CSharpVersusVB.aspx
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>Snip:
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>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:
>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.

I see you've already taken some flak for pointing out the article in your link, but thanks for doing so. At the very least, it gets people thinking about culture rather than syntax, which I think is hugely important.

IME some programmers are interested in elegance, and some are not. Whether, and how much that maps to C# vs. VB.Net is a matter of opinion < beg >