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I know i've probably missed the point, but if .net programs all run on the .net framework, then if i write a program in vb.net will it run as fast as one written in c#? And if so, why learn c#? What's the advantages / disadvantages of each?
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Syntax preference mostly. C# has a few things it can do that VB .NET cannot which generally you may never even need, like pointers, operator overloadiing, and bit shifting..
so if i know vb6 (to some extent :rolleyes: ) and want to move over to vb.net, i can use a lot of similar syntax? But if say, i knew c / c++ (which i don't) then maybe c# would be the better move? But for the main part, the finished projects will run equally fast?
if so, sounds pretty good to me
yeah speed is going to be the same. Just stick with the syntax you feel most comfortable with although knowing both VB and C# syntax is agood practice so if you need some example code and find it in VB, you can easily change it to C# syntax with no problem, or vice versa.
I don't remember where I saw it, but there's a web service out there that will convert your code from C# to VB.NET and vice-versa. I haven't tried it out, so I don't know how well it works.