Visual Basic.net question

[Robert]

Are visual basic.net and visual C#.net the same? which one is good to
learn? How are they different from C++?

Thank You

 

[Mike Wahler]

Are visual basic.net and visual C#.net the same?

No. Well, they're the same in the fact
that neither is topical here.

which one is good to
learn?

Either or both of them, as well as any other language
you find useful. If you want to learn specifics
of those Microsoft languages, visit www.microsoft.com
and/or ask in a Microsoft newsgroup. (links are
on their site).

How are they different from C++?

C++ is a platform independent language specified
by an international standard. Those languages you
ask about are not.

This group is about standard C++ only, not about
comparing it with other languages.

Before posting here again, please see:
http://www.slack.net/~shiva/welcome.txt
Thank you.

-Mike

 

[vsk]

Robert,
Whether you use VB.Net or C#.net the framework is same. C# can
be easily understood by JAVA programmers whereas VB programmmers can
learn vb.net easily. No other diffrence, all classes in the framework
can be used in both c# & vb.net.
Take care.

 

[Robert]

Thank you all very much. THe reason I asked was because I don't know which
software and book to buy to get the best out of two languages, VB.net and
C#.net. I have a couple of video cd that teach how to program in C#, wonder
if Vb.net compiler and software will work with C# as well or the compilers
from two softwares look the same.

Found two good books and software and barnandnoble.com

Visual basic.net
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/bo...ate=09-20-2003+11:18:59&isbn=0735616345&itm=3

Visual C#.net
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/bo...44849538&bfdate=09-20-2003+11:18:59&isbn=0735
619107&itm=2

 

[Unforgiven]

Thank you all very much. THe reason I asked was because I don't know
which
software and book to buy to get the best out of two languages, VB.net
and
C#.net. I have a couple of video cd that teach how to program in C#,
wonder
if Vb.net compiler and software will work with C# as well or the
compilers
from two softwares look the same.

This really is off-topic here. Goto microsoft.public.dotnet.* or
microsoft.public.vsnet.* for better information.
As for my opinion:
The IDE is the same, so the GUI you develop in is the same. You use the same
editors, the same debugger, etc. for both languages.
C# will 'feel' more familiar to C/C++ and particularly Java programmers
VB.NET will 'feel' more familiar to Visual Basic programmers.
C# has a few more advanced features, such as operator overloading and unsafe
programming. It also support XML Comments.
VB.NET has a few more ease-of-use features, such as the 'WithEvents' keyword
for event binding, the more versatile 'Exit' keyword (instead of break), a
'Select Case' that blows the C/C++/C#/Java 'switch' into the stone age,
stuff like that.

There are more differences, but like I said, go to a place where it's on
topic. Neither language is inherently better, it just depends on personal
tastes and what you're trying to do.

--
Unforgiven

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