Originally posted by VBGOD
It depends where you are at (in terms of knowledge and timeline). If you're a student with little to no programming knowledge/background, then I'd shoot for C#. If you're a long time VB programmer, then it would make sense to jump to VB .NET
I don't agree with that. I have been using VB6 for 3+ years, and I was very comfortable with it. When .Net came, I choose to learn C# instead of sticking with VB.Net. I think I spent, at most, a week longer in learning, and that was syntax and such. All the rest of the learning was learning the framework, which it doesn't matter which language you are using, you have to learn it anyway. The cool thing was, I was able to EASILY switch back to vb.net since I already understood the framework, and most of the syntax.

I think that VB6 users should go ahead and start off with C#. This at least will get them comfortable with it. Then, once they know the framework, they can easily switch back and forth. That, to me, is what is going to make a successful .Net developer; the ability to easily switch between the two languages. You can utilize examples no matter which it was written in.