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A few of those features are ones that VB.NET developers have long been enjoying and yet VB.NET is still looked down upon when functionally it and C# have been equal for years.

Yes I'm a little bitter because I had to learn the disgustingly ugly syntax that is C# when I recently switched jobs.

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The "ugly" c-style C# syntax is far more expressive. Using VB.NET feels like using crayons to draw portraits.

If you ever need to do C++ or Java at some point, you'll have a much easier transition to those from C# than you would with VB.Net. I started with the VB 5 first in high school, then C++ & Java, and now C# where I am now.

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