>>How about a fair compairson.
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>If I recall correctly, you don't need a namespace in either language. So, correct me if I'm wrong, it could just be:
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>C#
>
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>using System;
>public class Class1{}
>

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>Or VB
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>Public Class VisualBasicClass
>End Class
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This is true. You don't need import the System class for that matter.

public class Class1{}

I was trying to give a "fair" comparison against John's VB example.