Visual Basic vs Visual C#

[AZBoy28]

Hey Everybody

I am new to the Ubuntu Forums, I hope I would get some help with my problems...

Is C# or VB better, if I want to develop Windows Applications?

Thanks =)

[MrStill]

The language you choose to write an application in should be determined by the specifications of the application. Each language has its strengths and weaknesses.

[ve4cib]

VB and C#, when working with the .NET framework, are essentially identical. They have access to the same libraries, are both object-oriented languages, and have the same drag-and-drop GUI designer/IDE (Visual Studio).

Personally I'd suggest using C#. The syntax is very similar to Java and C++, which is nice. VB tends to be... "wordier" and a little more awkward to write I find.

But really the choice between those two is down to personal preference. They both do the same job in about the same way. It's just a matter of flavour.

[simeon87]

I'd go for C#, it's a bit more modern than Visual Basic and many applications these days use the .NET framework.