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In a newsgroup someone passed on a quote by some "expert" and well known VB person that in 5 years all VBers had better know C# if you wanted to land a job.
These kind of statements always make me wonder.
I'm spending a lot of time, money , and effort in learning VB so I am curious as to what some of you UT VB guys and gals might think.
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Hey Tom --- based on what I have read, I find this extremely unlikely. First of all, I have been hearing for years that I had better learn C++ if I want a good job -- unfortunately, I haven't had the time to do so since I have had too much work thrown my way in VB (and VFP)!!!
Second of all, C# is not yet a proven tool. Yes, I know that it sounds great, and that the MS marketing department will be 100% behind it.... but does this mean that it will go the route of NT Server, or InterDev? (For the record, I think it will be a success, but I hope you see my point).
Third of all, there is SOOOOOOO much VB work out there, can you really see it all dying up in a few short years?
Personally, I am waiting it out. I think learning VB now is a Good Thing and I continue to recommend it. Any skills you learn from it will definitely help down the line in other languages, as well.
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts. - Bertrand Russell