Difference between C# and VB.NET

[Raj Dhrolia]

Hi Guys,

It might seem to be a very easy question, but i am very much eager to
know some good technical difference between C# and VB.NET.

Are there anything that i can do in one language and cannot in other?
And finally why C# seems to be a sort of standard in industry?

Regards,
Raj Dhrolia.

 

[Cowboy \(Gregory A. Beamer\)]

C#
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Operator overloading
Unsafe code
Using keyword (makes a Dispose pattern easier to implement)

VB.NET
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Late Binding

There are some compiler differences, as well, so C# occasionally produces
better performing MSIL. Other than that, the languages are pretty much the
same.

--
Gregory A. Beamer
MVP; MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

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[Guest]

C# = $$$$$$ = 5
VB.NET = $$$$$ = 4

comprende?

 

[Steve C. Orr [MVP, MCSD]]

They have 99.9% the same capabilities.
VB.NET is considered easier for beginners & such and has more built in
functions that you might otherwise have to code by hand in C#.
With C# you can do lower level things like writing device drivers & such
which wouldn't be very feasible in VB.NET.

But if you have any experience with C languages then go with C#
Conversley, if you've programmed with any version of BASIC in the past then
go with VB.NET.