C#.NET vs VB.NET 1

[tbaguio]

Hi,

I'm a self-taught VB6 novice programmer and was thinking of going back to basics. I am planning to take an introductory programming course but am torn between which language to use: C#.NET or VB.NET

I'm currently using Access 97 VBA at work, but want to get into more data-oriented application development (Desktop or Web-Based).

Which language would be more suitable for these goals? Also, I want to keep in mind future trends in programming.

Your input is appreciated.

Theresa "Sleep is the best meditation." - Dalai Lama

 

[flanakin]

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[RiverGuy]

Besides, with search engines, you're likely to only get a couple opinions that are inline with each other.

 

[kleland]

Craig0201 makes an interesting point. Learn the CLR and the Framework libraries first. This is close to what I actually did. Once I started my serious study of C#, I immediately started reading the formal description of the C# language and CRL submitted to ECMA and reviewing the concepts of Object Orientation, especially the C# formulation thereof (especially the concept of type vs. that of class) and found myself lead into the Intermediate Language (a high level object oriented assembler language on steroids) and the Framework classes (types) viewed with IDASM. I even bought a book from Microsoft Press by Serge Lidin entitled "Insifde Microsoft .Net Assembler". I have spent most of my time after that learning the nitty gritty.
I earn my living by coding. I am not an academic computer scientist.

 

[bbolte]

Learn the CLR and the Framework libraries first.

what's the best source for learning these?