Microsoft Visual Basic developer have long clamored for complete objectoriented
Microsoft Visual Basic developers have long clamored for complete objectoriented
language support. Microsoft Visual Basic .NET supports all the features of an objectoriented
language. In addition, the entire Microsoft .NET Framework, which includes the
development support for Microsoft Windows applications, Web applications, Web
services, graphics, and data access, is designed according to object-oriented principles.
Developers who have a firm grasp of object-oriented principles will be the strongest .NET
developers.
Also new to developers is C#, a C-based language that gives developers a language
choice for developing with the .NET Framework. Some C, Java, and C++ development
will move to C# to take advantage of .NET’s features. Visual Basic programmers looking
to learn a C language might also move to C#. Visual Basic .NET and C# both support
object-oriented development with the .NET Framework. No matter what language you
choose for development, being able to read code in either language will double your
access to Microsoft Visual Studio documentation, .NET books, magazine articles, and
other developer resources.