Re: VB vs C#

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From: CMM (CMM_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/11/05 

Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 16:43:01 -0800

Aren't all those things true of Java as well? Is that "the language" of the
future?

"Gerry Hickman" wrote:

> Rena wrote:
>
> > I really would like to know the managment of MS, will put more effort on
> > either VB or C#,
>
> I don't know what MS will do, but C# is the language of the future. It's
> been rubber stamped by the ECMA, is more closely related to PERL and
> JScript than VB, and can work outside the Microsoft framework.
>
> I'm glad I chose C# three years ago because I won't need to "migrate"
> for a long time!
>
> --
> Gerry Hickman (London UK)
>

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