[AccessD] Moving to .Net (was Ded Moroz sends you ...)

Coderush installs something that provides a visual cue for open / close curly brackets.

John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com

On 1/3/2011 4:01 AM, Gustav Brock wrote:
> Hi Dan
>
> It appeared to me that to equip VB.NET with the same options than C#, MS have had to push the VB (or BASIC) syntax beyond its original intention: to be a simple language easy to learn and easy to use. Even with my solid VBA background I found it difficult to read VB.NET and I realised that a lot of learning was required. Given this task, I wondered if this wasn't the time to learn something really new to me, C#.
> Highly inspired by Shamil and the fact that about 95% of all code you meet when you look for code and tutorials about Visual Studio and .Net, and that the popularity of C# had to have a reason, I made the decision to go for C#. As everyone, I had a time struggling with the curly brackets, but once you get over it and begin to see the picture of the code, that picture is a beauty. I cannot explain it, but it just gives me more pleasure to write C# than VBA. Well, one reason is probably that I find it more well thought-out for the purpose - you really feel that this language is written by programmers (actually some of the best of this world) for programmers.
>
> This is just my opinion and preference. There really is no "best" language - I still write a batch file now and then - and everyone should pick what they like.
>
> /gustav
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>
>>>> df.waters at comcast.net 02-01-2011 22:26>>>
> Hi Gustav,
>
> What was it about C# where you liked its syntax better than VB.Net?
> Especially coming from a VB6/Access background?
>
> Also - in C# prior to 2010 version, how did you work around not having optional parameters?
>
> Thanks!
> Dan
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2011 3:30 PM
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> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Moving to .Net (was Ded Moroz sends you ...)
>
> Hi Dan
>
> Don't know, but I did. And switched to C# to learn something new and because I didn't like the syntax of VB.NET.
>
> /gustav
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>
>>>> df.waters at comcast.net 02-01-2011 19:48>>>
>
> .. But how many VB6 or Access developers (who loved VB6 and/or Access) have moved to .Net?
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