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  1. Oct 26th, 2002, 02:04 PM #1
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    Arrow Programming Direction...

    I program VB6 (self-taught) and I'm thinking of doing a programming course...

    Which language is the most advantageous at this point in time? (1)

    C, C++, C# or VB.NET

    If C, what should a student be knowledgeable on and understand before attempting to learn it? (2)

    Where can I find a 'Hello World' tutorial for the C languages? (3)

    TIA.

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  2. Oct 26th, 2002, 03:30 PM #2
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    It all depends on what you want 2 do. If I was you, I would go with one of the .NET languages.
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    Right -- Two down, 2 to go!

    C# and VB.NET

    Pro's and Con's?
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  4. Oct 26th, 2002, 03:57 PM #4
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    Well, this comes down to personal preference. Many people say that if you are coming from a vb background, you should stick with VB.NET. Me personally, I am a visual basic developer, but I decided to dive into C# b/c I think vb.net is to verbose. I'll like the much simpler syntax that C# offers. After a few weeks of programming in C#, the syntax will become second nature.
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  6. Oct 26th, 2002, 04:05 PM #5
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    Do you think they are equally 'powerful' ?

    I do like 'diversifying' my skills, so maybe C# would be better, as it would probably be easier to move from C# to VB.NET at a later stage than it would VB.NET to C# ?

    Thanks for your help.
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  7. Oct 26th, 2002, 04:09 PM #6
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    I can't say that one is more powerful, but there are some things that the C# language supports that vb.net does not (operator overloading). I've also noticed there is a greater demand (where I live at least...) for C# developers.
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    Great help, Thank you!
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