VB.Net or C#

[Japster]

I have a mate of mine that has completed a BCompt degree, but wants to study a bit of programming, without completing a whole degree. He was looking at the UNISA short courses and they have an Introduction to VB.Net course that is a year. He also looked at a C# course at Intec that is also a year, and now he does not know which one to choose. Which 1 one the 2 would you choose? I know it would be much cheaper to just get the books and do self study, but for this case, you need to choose 1 of the 2.

 

[CamiKaze]

C#

 

[etienne_marais]

C#

 

[Hamster]

C#

 

[EksNieEksNie]

Java

 

[Hamster]

Java

Vokof Eks!

 

[sp4ceman]

c#

 

[Bernie]

COBOL Rulz!! mkay

 

[DominionZA]

C#

Although VB.NET cannot be seen in the same vein as VB6.
Starting fresh though - C# is a no brainer.

 

[Solitude]

C# most definitely.

 

[deweyzeph]

C#, without hesitation. VB.NET was only invented to bring VB5 and VB6 developers on board when .NET came out, although the difference between VB.NET and VB5/6 is still vast. If you're new to programming then learning C# is a no-brainer.

 

[Hamster]

Subscribing to this thread is like "n00b watching". We're all waiting for that one guy to come along...

 

[russellO]

It's soul crushing working on a vb.NET project...

 

[deweyzeph]

It's soul crushing working on a vb.NET project...

What's soul crushing is working on an old classic ASP project. Still a few of those around. If VBScript doesn't crush your soul then nothing will.

 

[Dan C]

Both. They are one and same using the same framework.

 

[Hamster]

Both. They are one and same using the same framework.

Ok, ignore the fact that they are both .NET for a second and answer the question again.

 

[biometrics]

.NET

 

[deweyzeph]

Here's an interesting, more balanced opinion about the C# vs VB.NET debate from Jeff Atwood, one of the founders of StackOverflow:

http://blog.codinghorror.com/vbnet-vs-c-round-two/

It's from 2004, but I think it's probably still relevant.

 

[gkm]

Here's an interesting, more balanced opinion about the C# vs VB.NET debate from Jeff Atwood, one of the founders of StackOverflow:

http://blog.codinghorror.com/vbnet-vs-c-round-two/

It's from 2004, but I think it's probably still relevant.

OK, I tried to read that article and I have no idea what Jeff is trying to say.

Between the two, the only choice is obviously C#, as mentioned many times.

But if the guy only wants to learn programming as a background skill, he should keep his money and do: https://www.coursera.org/course/pythonlearn

 

[P00HB33R]

You can do pretty much exactly the same in each language. Its just a difference in syntax. VB.net reads easier for the human, C# is more old school syntax.

Not really a question of which is better, the question should be which do YOU prefer.