>Intellisense does help in some areas - I agree with you here. But when you have to define properties and the associated procedures, Intellisense does not help here...

Actually it does, when I import a custom class, all of its public properties and procedures are available from Intellisense. Any properties and procedures defined within the current working class are available as well. That is all I need to ensure I use the proper case.

>Multiple commands per line???? Why would you want to do that?

ha, I wouldn't (Thats why I was <g>'ing when I wrote it).

>As far as line continuation goes, VFP uses a semi colon. Whether it is a semi colon or a an underscore, it is still one charater - so I don't see the difference there.

The difference is again just a personal preference. In C# I don't have to enter anything for line continuation.

>The thing I like about VB is that I don't have to explicitly define how a line is terminated.

Well, actually you do by hitting the Enter key.

>I would expect people from C or Java to disagree with me here - just as I would expect people from VB or VFP to agree. The good news is that free choice exists. If I want to use VB - I can. If I want to use C# - I can. Regardless of the choice, I am not put at a technical disadvantage. Once the VB developer interacts with the .NET framework, going to C# won't be a big deal. The opposite case would hold true I am sure. IAC, if there is no reason to move if one does not have to or want to.
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>My point about VB is that for a number of reasons - I PREFER it. At no time have I tried to make a technical argument. Some however, try to make technical arguments to justify a choice. Perhaps some feel that by couching the reasons in technical terms, it somehow legitimizes the position. Put another way, perhaps some feel that if they simply stated "We use C# because we prefer it" is somehow not a valid reason for choosing the language. IMO, it is a legitimate reason for choosing a language and above all, it is not a pretense of a justification.
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>My concern is that if what are really perferential reasons are interpreted as technical reasons, people will be misled...

I agree with you here.