How easy to learn to program in VB from C# background?

[ultim]

I have been offered a ASP.NET job. The only issue is they code in VB and i only have experience in C#.

How much do i have to learn considering i have C# knowledge? Will it be a big ask?

 

[Pho]

They're very similar so you should be fine. So similar you can even convert C# to VB .NET.

 

[jbs]

I would say anyone with a little bit of programming experience should find VB easy.

 

[Spyhop]

Remember that VB and VB.NET are different things.

VB.NET will be much like C# but with more verbose syntax!

 

[Mr^B]

You'll hate, I mean really passionately HATE VB.Net if you come to it from C#.

Try chaining some constructors, or doing something with anonymous delegates in VB.Net to see what I mean.

 

[Dj_Jestar]

They're very similar so you should be fine. So similar you can even convert C# to VB .NET.

This should be obvious, but it's because both C# and VB.NET are extrapolated from Microsoft's Common Language Runtime/Infrastructure.

 

[fez]

VB.Net is a nasty language to use after C# but you wont have any issue writing in it. As mentioned there are even tools that will do the conversion for you.

 

[_TubbZ_]

I started with VB and VB.NET and went on to C like languages. Then when i came back to do some simple things i hated how wordy and unorganised VB feels but from a technical point of view they are very similar as others have said.

The odd thing is C# Developers get paid on average 2k a year more than a VB developer doing the same job! (someone posted this in the forums a while back, can't remember who or if its actually holds any truth but wouldn't surprise me with the look people give VB.NET)

 

[Dj_Jestar]

It's a supply/demand thing, with regards to who gets paid more. More companies prefer to use C# than VB.NET, thus have a higher demand.

 

[HTMLHugo]

Personally ive noticed a switch back to VB.net

im looking currently and its a 60/40 split i would say at the moment around my area.

Which is a bit wierd.