RE: VB vs C# is there a auto documenting feature in C#

Nick,
 
Mike and I reviewed all of your responses thusfar, and many thanks!
We tried to look at it from the Manager's perspective, since he gets the final 
vote.
 
Like I said, he told me when I started in Sept. that VB.Net was a pre-exisitng 
condition.  Now that the subject has come up again, (not by my newbie on the 
block position)
This is what we whittled it down to:
 
Manager will like the XML auto-documenting feature of C# and the Natural 
Language readability of VB.Net, show he choose to help (or get stuck with) 
debugging the code.
 
The Curly brace If end if discussion will be helpful.
The auto CamelCasing and case sensitive issues are a high point.
Continuity with JavaScript on ASP.Net
 
Most of these have to do with code mainentance and debugging by a non-author of 
the code.
 
Thanks,
Liz

Nick Hebb <nick_hebb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Liz,

Back to your original question - the differences
between C# and VB.Net.  MS released a white paper on
this last summer, which can be downloaded from:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308470

It's not that helpful for your cause, however, unless
you really need to write unmanaged code or do bit
fiddling. So, I don't think that you'll be able to
convince your manager from a technical perspective.

Looking at the problem from your manager's
perspective:
1. Manager knows some VB so is going to feel more
comfortable with VB.Net.
2. Manager doesn't know C#, so managing a project
written in it may make him/her feel less knowledgable
about (or in control of) the project.
3. A project written in 2 languages is likely to be
seen as a higher maintenance risk by the manager.

Allaying your manager's concerns on these issues will
likely get you farther than debating the technical
merits.

As a last resort, you could take my old college
buddy's advice on persuasion: "When in doubt, lie.  If
that doesn't work, lie harder."  Needless to say, he
works in sales now. ;-)

-Nick


            
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