Vb.net vs. C# survey

[junoj]

Hi everyone,

Now that vb.net and C# have practically no difference in the final product, I was wondering how many people are using what.

I personally come from Lisp then VB then VBA. I was curious how many people are using C# and how many people are using VB. So I decided to conduct a little survey.

Please post your answer with a
1. Little description of your programming history,
2. What you currently use and why.
3. What do you have in mind for the future.

I will post my answer first as a guide.

Thank you,

-Jay

P.S. this survey will also revel to everyone how many folks have moved to the .net framework.

[junoj]

1. Lisp --> C++ --> VB --> AutoCAD VBA

2. I do most of my programming for AutoCAD with VBA, sometimes lisp.

3. Have not decided on which .net platform to use yet. I have started to learn VB.net

[Danielm103]

1, Lisp -> C# -> C++
2, C++ ARX, cause its blistering fast compared to.NET, but C# is a boatload of fun.. no VB
3, C++ or C++/CLI.

[SEANT61]

1. Excel/VBA -> VB6 -> AutoCAD VBA -> C#

2. C#, to get a better handle on OOP.

3. F#, Java, C++

[CADnex]

Hi

1. VBA -- VB6 -- VB.NET (API COM)

2.-C# and API .NET , it's new

3.SQL, LINQ, ASP.NET

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[BobbyC.Jones]

It sounds like you're trying to decide on one of the mainstream .NET languages. My advice is not to base that decision based on a majority vote, try them both and then base your decision on your experiences. I also recommend that you not limit yourself to just one of these two languages, take a dynamic langauge for a spin too. I think they will be well suited to the part time and casual programmer that many of us are in this forum.

1. BASIC -> LISP -> VB/VBA -> C#

2. C#, because I wanted to break some really bad OOP'ish coding habits picked up from VB/VBA, I find better quality code samples in C# than VB, I prefer the terseness of C# over VB.

3. C#, F#, a dynamic language, most likely IronRuby or IronPython

[Danielm103]

Why not? You'll find more samples and help if you go with the popular language.

[_gile]

Hi,

1. LISP -> C#
2. LISP because I like it very much and C# because it's new for me.
3. I keep on learnig C#, and perhaps have a look to C++ later...

[Anonymous]

"danielm103" wrote in message news:6396198@discussion.autodesk.com...
> Why not? You'll find more samples and help if you go with the popular
> language.

I'm thinking quality over quantity. It won't surprise me one bit to see
more people respond to this with VB than with C#. And to date, I just
haven't seen many quality VB code samples.
--
Bobby C. Jones
http://bobbycjones.spaces.live.com

[jholzer]

1. C/C++, Java, ColdFusion, Ruby, C#

2. C#. I chose C# out of familiarity at first and over time I've really grown to like it. It has a C/C++/Java style syntax that is familiar to me, whereas I do not much care for VB syntax.

3. I plan to continue using C# but would also love to explore IronRuby (.NET implementation of Ruby) and running Rails in .NET

[dgorsman]

1. C/C++ --> LISP --> VBA --> Java --> LISP --> C# --> Java --> ... (around and around we go - there is *always* something new)
2. LISP for the most part (CAD Admin supporting software, not designing whole-cloth programs), as most of our needs are lightweight; I'm exploiting C# as a force-multiplier as some of our needs outgrow LISP, but holding off on major work pending a 2008 to 2011 upgrade
3. Better C#, but mostly better UI design - its always a weak spot

If you have a lot of VBA and VB under your belt, maybe VB .NET is your path forward. If you plan on continuing to C++ for its advantages, then I would recommend switching to C# first.

[szenert]

1. QBasic -> Pascal -> VB6 -> Ada -> C++ -> Java -> VBA -> LISP -> C# -> VB.NET (I like coding, can you tell?)
2. VB.NET, only because I prefer the syntax over C#
3. Probably more VB.NET, usage breeds familiarity and I've been using VB.NET for a few years now... I just started getting into web programming and I'm using ASPX with a (you guessed it) VB.NET backend, it makes the transition much easier

I don't think there's really a "right" answer here though, just go with what you are most comfortable with.

[Hugh_Compton]

If you are using an AutoCAD vertical like ACA or MEP then VB.net has an advantage because Property Sets can have formulas that are written in VBScript. 

[mcicognani]

1. Not necessary a line, I use/used many language concurrently: Pascal -> Fortran -> C/C++ -> VB6/VBA -> C#

2. For Autodesk plugins I use C# with some ObjectARX injection

3. Stay with .NET and C#, faster to develop, fast enough to execute.

[hgasty1001]

HI,

1.-Pascal->Turbo Pascal->Mac Pascal->Lisp->C (ADS)->VB .NET

2.-VB .NET, as a Pascal's son, I like to see explicitly the  Begin and the End of things

3.-Not sure

Gaston Nunez

[_gile]

Since my last reply (05-24-2010), I also used F # and I really like this language.

It combines the concision and elegance of LISP with the power of .NET, functional and object-oriented programming.

I only regret that so few AutoCAD developers use it.