C# for VB.NET Programmers

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Is there a good tutorial for VB.NET programmers looking to migrate to C#?
I've found several tutorials that assume that the person is new to
programming in general, and I've found a few that assume that the person is
migrating from C++, but I have yet to find any that cater to the
experienced VB.NET developer.

I've found a quick reference that compare the language structures of the
two (http://www.harding.edu/USER/fmccown/WWW/vbnet_csharp_comparison.html)
but ideally I'd like to find some tutorials as well.

Also, why are C# developers so adamantly opposed to the WITH statement? I
just wrote my first C# web app, and I had about 20 lines of code that all
referred to properties of uwgOrphans.HeaderStyleDefault.Style. I wound up
just hand-keying it all, but in this case a WITH-like statement would have
saved about 700 characters. I've read of alternatives, but they're either
not recommended (in the case of USING) or they don't carry the Intellisense
(in the case of passing it to another method). I'm not looking to gripe or
to start a flame war, I'm just curious as to why C# developers as a whole
don't like the idea of even having it present as an option.

Regards,
Scott McNair
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