VB, C# and .NET

retrac2k

retrac2k

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Right, without trying to sound completely stupid, can someone clarify something for me...

Is coding in VB the same as VB.net? And does coding in C# also simply utilise the .net framework?

I'm just a bit confused... as I'm sure is apparent! I'm having a bit of a hard time differentiating between simple VB and C# and how it relates to .net.

Can someone clarify this for me?

TIA
 
Hi, thanks for replying!

So basically, if you can code in C# and/or VB, then the .net bit pretty much follows on...?

In a sense, is this comparable to learning how to use additional libraries, in other languages like C++? i.e. you basically utilise .net code and functions in VB/C#

Cheers
 
OK awesome! Cheers for that!

Right, well I've done 3 years of Java at uni, and a bit of C, and spent my final year coding in C++ for my dissertation. How easy/hard do you think it would be to pick up learning .net and C#/VB?

Any good books that you could recommend?

Thanks again!
 
Absolutely brilliant! Once again, thanks very much!

I've been looking around on the internet with regards to software engineering/development jobs, and a lot of them require knowing how to code in VB.net and C#... so you reckon that have the C# skills would ultimately be more beneficial?
 
Thank you so much for all of your really helpful comments!

I think I'll invest some time trying to learn a bit of C# then, and see what happens!

Love these forums!! :)
 
RockLobster said:
What interests you Windows apps or Web stuff?
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To be honest, I haven't really done a lot of web stuff... my main reasoning for trying to learn either C# or VB is due to most of the jobs I've seen require it, or at least want you to have knowledge of how to use it.

OK, so I think I understand where the whole .net bit fits in to both languages, so is there a quick example that anyone could give as to some additional function that .net provides for C#? i.e. a function that .net gives you that isn't available in 'standard' C#?
 
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