Re: Good Reasons to port asp.NET VB.NET app to C#

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Hello WebMatrix,

There is no technical reason that I can see that would require you to port from C# to VB.NET, unless you require some functionality that isnt available from VB.NET (unsafe code and pointers). In most cases, this is not needed.

--
Matt Berther
http://www.mattberther.com

No, I am not asking anyone to help me to lie.
Maybe I didn't phrase my question correctly. I didn't mean for it to
turn
into ethics discussion, I was simply asking is there any good
TECHNICAL
reasons to port to C# besides personal preference. I realize that "I
prefer
C# over VB.NET" is not a good reasons by itself for my client or
myself, and
I wouldn't even bring it up. And to do it on my own without telling
them
would be not only dishonest but plain stupid, I have other projects  (
C# :)
) lined up, so I would be pushing back their deadlines and making
myself look
incompetent.
That's why asked this NG for any other reasons besides "I like C#
better".
So I get that the answer is " it's more of a personal preference
thing", I
can live with that.
"Steve C. Orr [MVP, MCSD]" wrote:

I agree with Kevin.  It doesn't sound like you have a good reason for
switching the app to C#.  It's just a personal preference.
So you're basically asking us how to help you lie to your client,
which I
won't do.
Either keep the app in VB.NET (which is a perfectly fine language) or
port the app on your own time (with the help of a code converter
application to cut down on the effort needed.)

--
I hope this helps,
Steve C. Orr, MCSD, MVP
http://SteveOrr.net
"Kevin Spencer" <kevin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Okay, your requirement is to upgrade the app. Your DESIRE is to
change it to C#. I'm assuming that you're paid for your time. IMHO,
you have 2 ethical choices:

1. Migrate it to C# on your own time.
2. Leave it in VB.Net
IOW, there are no logical reasons for changing the language. If you
do so, your boss will want to know why, since he's paying for it.
And there is no why, other than your personal preference.

-- HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
.Net Developer
What You Seek Is What You Get.
"WebMatrix" <WebMatrix@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi,

I developed ASP.NET application in VB.NET about a year ago; it has
been
in
production since. Now they want to add new features change some of
the
existing ones, it's not a major rework, but probably a week of work
or
so.
My dilemma is that I have switched to C# since than and want to
continue
coding in C#.  Now would be a good time to port this app to C# with
new
features which will add probably twice as much time to development
of
this
new release.
What reasons I can give to the management to convince them to give
me
extra
time to rewrite this application to C#. From what I understand
there's
not
that much difference between VB.NET and C# it compiles to the same
code.
But
I find C# more concise and more "suitable" for .NET; just more
elegant
language. If I am going to be supporting this app I want to support
in
C#.



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