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25 November 2002

C# will rule the roost

I dig C# but I think this article's treatement of VB.NET is a little unfair.

C# is more like Java. If you already have Java programmers on your team, they should be able to pick up C# relatively easily.

Granted

C# syntax is fairly easy to digest. Even if you’re not familiar with Java, C# syntax is very straightforward, and it’s cleaner. You can also rely on exception handling as part of the .NET Framework. The nefarious On Error Goto command still lingers in VB.NET, even though you can also take advantage of .NET exceptions in VB.NET.

Thats largely because VB 6.0 has these commands and VB.NET includes features to easily let you port your VB 6.0 over. I feel sure that commands such as this will vanish with future versions of VB.NET.

One of the best advantages of C# is the power to support XML documentation.

So does VB.NET, ok not native but there are lots of free add-ons that will let you add this feature..... 


2:24:24 PM    comment []

Programming in the .NET Environment

This is my next purchase, Sam has just picked it up and Blogs some of the cool stuff in the book. No surprises on the Perl/Python .NET compilers, Mark Hammond is one of the folks creating the Python compiler :)


1:28:22 PM    comment []

Essential .NET, Volume I: The Common Language Runtime

Popped into borders on Saturday, I now own Dons book :)


1:17:54 PM    comment []

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