Is C# a Good language to learn?

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Dec 13th, 2002, 10:36 PM
Zach Elfers

Is C# a Good language to learn?

Is C# a good language to learn?
Dec 13th, 2002, 10:39 PM
Edneeis

Yes.
Dec 13th, 2002, 10:41 PM
Zach Elfers

Thanx.
Dec 17th, 2002, 11:07 PM
Wen Lie

Re: Is C# a Good language to learn?

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Originally posted by Zach Elfers
Is C# a good language to learn?

yeah, great language to learn. quite easy compare to Visual C++ :p
Dec 18th, 2002, 10:48 PM
BOUND4DOOM

Yes it is, you didn;t say what you were familiar with, but come from a very strong VB background, switching to VB.net was very easy because I while the prior VB never forced you to be Object oriented I always programed it that way, once you get the justs of OO well it just makes to much sense to do it any other way.

Anyway i am switching myself to C# because from what I have done with it so far has been impressive and I fell like I have a lot more control and options than i did in VB, plus the language is pretty strict which is also a good thing you produce better code because your forced to. I can still sit down and make something 3 times as fast in VB but I still force myself to do it in C#, I know the only reason i can do it faster is because i know the syntax and commands of VB very well. I will get faster in C#
Dec 22nd, 2002, 02:17 PM
CornedBee

You're quite bound to get a positive answer here, don't you think so?
Dec 26th, 2002, 07:39 PM
made_of_asp

C# is a great language to learn, especially if you choose it over VB. It will make C++ easier to learn later on.

But if you have slow computer, SharpDevelop runs like an arse :(!
Dec 27th, 2002, 05:58 AM
CornedBee

That applies for the whole VS.NET. Don't use it unless you have at the absolute minimum 256MB RAM.
Dec 28th, 2002, 06:50 PM
VBGOD

Yeah, VS.NET is very heavy.
Dec 29th, 2002, 06:54 AM
Yonatan

No. C# is a bad idea to learn.

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You're quite bound to get a positive answer here, don't you think so?

No. ;)
Dec 29th, 2002, 02:39 PM
CornedBee

Not if people like you and me come around.

But what if we didn't?
Dec 29th, 2002, 03:59 PM
Yonatan

Then people would waste X years of their life learning C#, then discover how much it sux, and finally, spend (note the use of "spend" as opposed to "waste") some time learning C++.

Solve for X. :)
Dec 29th, 2002, 04:28 PM
CornedBee

The only ray of light is that X(C#) is rather small.
Dec 29th, 2002, 04:35 PM
Yonatan

Not necessarily. It's still a waste either way though. Don't learn C#.
Dec 29th, 2002, 04:40 PM
CornedBee

Yep. Learn C++. If you REALLY want to (or if you, like me, just have too much time on your hands) learn C# it's a hop of 20 minutes.
Dec 29th, 2002, 05:10 PM
Yonatan

Or if you, like me, can forsee the future destruction and mayhem caused by .NET, avoid C#. (I'm proud to say I don't know it.)
Dec 29th, 2002, 07:32 PM
Lethal

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Or if you, like me, can forsee the future destruction and mayhem caused by .NET, avoid C#. (I'm proud to say I don't know it.)

Yonatan,
Did Microsoft turn you down on a job opening or something??

Or if you, like me, can forsee the future increase in yearly household income caused by .NET, embrace C#. (I'm proud to say I know it.)
;)
Dec 29th, 2002, 07:44 PM
made_of_asp

Quote:

Originally posted by BOUND4DOOM
Yes it is, you didn;t say what you were familiar with, but come from a very strong VB background, switching to VB.net was very easy because I while the prior VB never forced you to be Object oriented I always programed it that way, once you get the justs of OO well it just makes to much sense to do it any other way.

Anyway i am switching myself to C# because from what I have done with it so far has been impressive and I fell like I have a lot more control and options than i did in VB, plus the language is pretty strict which is also a good thing you produce better code because your forced to. I can still sit down and make something 3 times as fast in VB but I still force myself to do it in C#, I know the only reason i can do it faster is because i know the syntax and commands of VB very well. I will get faster in C#

I dont think C# offers much that VB.NET doesnt have (yet). After All, they both come from the framework. C Style Syntax syntax r0x0rz though!
Dec 30th, 2002, 09:53 AM
Yonatan

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Originally posted by Lethal
Yonatan,
Did Microsoft turn you down on a job opening or something??

No, I doubt Microsoft would hire me anyway (due to my age.)

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Or if you, like me, can forsee the future increase in yearly household income caused by .NET, embrace C#. (I'm proud to say I know it.)

I don't know, I can foresee* an extreme future decrease. But I'm the only one who thinks so. :(
Jan 4th, 2003, 03:53 PM
Scott Penner

Yonatan, if you think it's too hard to learn, there's no shame in saying so! :D :D
Jan 4th, 2003, 05:37 PM
Yonatan

LOL :)
Jan 4th, 2003, 06:26 PM
made_of_asp

I reckon in about a year we will find out what .NET is really for and where it is going to be used. Right now, I think it is replacing VB6. :D

.NET will probably kill off Java because of better perfomance. Yet, Java is still a great language. :(

:)