VB.Net or VC++/VC# Which One

[Mark Gambo]

I have be contemplating the switch from VB6 to VB.Net but as most of you already know it is like learning a whole new language. So I was wondering since I have to learn a whole new language would it be easier to Learn VC++/VC# (Visual C) and skip VB.Net so that I can add another tool to the old programming toolbox?

I have been told the code written using VC++/VC# will run a little faster and will complile a little more tighter.

I just can't decide.

[ewomack]

If you want to learn .NET then you may as well learn C# mainly because of its prestige level. Most of the .NET journals and magazines have more code samples in C# than VB.NET. Also, it's a curly brace language so you'd technically be upping your skills.

Ed Womack
http://www.getmilked.com

[Dillinger4]

Going to Vb.Net from Vb6 is a lot eaiser than going from Vb6 to Visual C++ or C#. Ive programmed using Java for a number of years and while the two languages do have some syntactical similarities the transition has been anything but easy.

[hellswraith]

I went from VB6 to C#. THE BEST THING I could have done for myself. I see so many taking the easy road with .NET and going with VB.NET. The problem is you tend to not learn the framework as much, and more or less concentrate on the language changes. Learning C# will require you to learn a syntax, but with that whole syntax change, you also get in a different mindset, one that is open to learn the framework more.

After I learned C# and could produce applications with it, I went and worked with VB.NET. I was amazed to only have to spend about 2-3 days with it before it became comfortable. This stemmed from me knowing the syntax from VB6, and knowing the framework in C#. Best of both worlds.

This is just my opinion though. I can now take jobs that require VB.NET, or I can take the C# jobs (which tend to pay more). I go back and forth all the time right now as I slowly convert my companies old code base over to C# evertime I get to rework projects. C# also looks 'really' similar to Java. If you ever dab in Java, C# would be much better than VB.NET would. I am currently reading a Java book on design patterns but easily understanding the code as it would relate to C#.

[Mark Gambo]

Thanks to all for your opinions. I am not sure what I am going to do now , but at least I have more information so that I can make a better decision.