Microsoft C#.NET

C# (pronounced see sharp and not c hash!) and VB.Net are siblings, with their parent being the .Net framework. For many years software programmers have obsessed over the merits of C# versus VB but the only thing that really separates them is the syntax. In the early days here at Atlas we preferred VB but we’re now huge C# fans primarily because:

• C#.Net coders tend to be better than VB.Net coders. This is usually because VB .Net coders come from classic ASP and VBA backgrounds, while C# coders tend to come from C and C++ backgrounds
• C# coders are easier to find, and C# is taught on more or less every professional .Net training course.
• C# is more succinct. In other words it’s possible to do more with less code, which is always a good thing so long as the code is still maintainable