Why do the microsoft books cover VB as well as VC#?

From what I understand, you can do either the VB track or the VC# track, is
this correct? If so, why does microsoft sell books that are directed toward
both instead of just the one?

Dave Marden

Dave Marden

You can mix exam (ie Windows app in VB, Web app in C#) and it is still
valid.

Books often include VB and C# because there are many similarities.

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Éric Moreau, MCSD
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"Dave Marden" <> wrote in message
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> From what I understand, you can do either the VB track or the VC# track,
is
> this correct? If so, why does microsoft sell books that are directed
toward
> both instead of just the one?
>
> Dave Marden
>
>

Éric Moreau

"Dave Marden" <> wrote in message
news:#...
> From what I understand, you can do either the VB track or the VC# track,
is
> this correct? If so, why does microsoft sell books that are directed
toward
> both instead of just the one?
>
> Dave Marden
>

VB and VC# are similar enough that it's not too much trouble to
include examples of both in one book. However, if they were to
produce two versions of one book, one to cover each language, it
would cost more to produce and market.

Also, there are more than a few people who want to learn both
languages, and a combined book would appeal to this market.

Schfooge

Thanks guys, just wanted to know. It just kind of
seems to me that thier would be big enough differences
that this would potentially confuse someone. From what I
understand Visual C# is alot more powerful than Visual
Basic, when it comes to the expandabitlity of the
applications which are built.

Dave Marden


>-----Original Message-----
>"Dave Marden" <> wrote in message
>news:#...
>> From what I understand, you can do either the VB track
or the VC# track,
>is
>> this correct? If so, why does microsoft sell books
that are directed
>toward
>> both instead of just the one?
>>
>> Dave Marden
>>
>
>VB and VC# are similar enough that it's not too much
trouble to
>include examples of both in one book. However, if they
were to
>produce two versions of one book, one to cover each
language, it
>would cost more to produce and market.
>
>Also, there are more than a few people who want to learn
both
>languages, and a combined book would appeal to this
market.
>
>
>
>.
>

Dave Marden

Visual Basic is not the same as VB.NET. Both C# and VB.NET share the same
development evenironment (Visual Studio.NET), the framework and the same
common language runtime. What does it mean to "expand" an application?

"Dave Marden" <> wrote in message
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> Thanks guys, just wanted to know. It just kind of
> seems to me that thier would be big enough differences
> that this would potentially confuse someone. From what I
> understand Visual C# is alot more powerful than Visual
> Basic, when it comes to the expandabitlity of the
> applications which are built.
>
> Dave Marden
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >"Dave Marden" <> wrote in message
> >news:#...
> >> From what I understand, you can do either the VB track
> or the VC# track,
> >is
> >> this correct? If so, why does microsoft sell books
> that are directed
> >toward
> >> both instead of just the one?
> >>
> >> Dave Marden
> >>
> >
> >VB and VC# are similar enough that it's not too much
> trouble to
> >include examples of both in one book. However, if they
> were to
> >produce two versions of one book, one to cover each
> language, it
> >would cost more to produce and market.
> >
> >Also, there are more than a few people who want to learn
> both
> >languages, and a combined book would appeal to this
> market.
> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >

I am refering to Visual Basic.net which is refered to as visual basic.net by
microsoft themselves. As for what I am taking 'bout when I say expand, I
think is multi tier, but I cant remember for sure. From what I read once,
C# is supposed to replace Visual C++ later, because it has some
functionality that Visual C++ doesn't have. With that being said, it seems
that it must also be more powerful than C#.

Dave Marden



<WKidd> wrote in message news:...
>
> Visual Basic is not the same as VB.NET. Both C# and VB.NET share the same
> development evenironment (Visual Studio.NET), the framework and the same
> common language runtime. What does it mean to "expand" an application?
>
> "Dave Marden" <> wrote in message
> news:6a5101c3e723$683a51f0$...
> > Thanks guys, just wanted to know. It just kind of
> > seems to me that thier would be big enough differences
> > that this would potentially confuse someone. From what I
> > understand Visual C# is alot more powerful than Visual
> > Basic, when it comes to the expandabitlity of the
> > applications which are built.
> >
> > Dave Marden
> >
> >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >"Dave Marden" <> wrote in message
> > >news:#...
> > >> From what I understand, you can do either the VB track
> > or the VC# track,
> > >is
> > >> this correct? If so, why does microsoft sell books
> > that are directed
> > >toward
> > >> both instead of just the one?
> > >>
> > >> Dave Marden
> > >>
> > >
> > >VB and VC# are similar enough that it's not too much
> > trouble to
> > >include examples of both in one book. However, if they
> > were to
> > >produce two versions of one book, one to cover each
> > language, it
> > >would cost more to produce and market.
> > >
> > >Also, there are more than a few people who want to learn
> > both
> > >languages, and a combined book would appeal to this
> > market.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >.
> > >
>
>

Dave Marden

You can write a multi-tiered application in any language. That's dependent
on the architecture of the solution, not the implementation language.


"Dave Marden" <> wrote in message
news:...
> I am refering to Visual Basic.net which is refered to as visual basic.net
by
> microsoft themselves. As for what I am taking 'bout when I say expand, I
> think is multi tier, but I cant remember for sure. From what I read once,
> C# is supposed to replace Visual C++ later, because it has some
> functionality that Visual C++ doesn't have. With that being said, it
seems
> that it must also be more powerful than C#.
>
> Dave Marden
>
>
>
> <WKidd> wrote in message news:...
> >
> > Visual Basic is not the same as VB.NET. Both C# and VB.NET share the
same
> > development evenironment (Visual Studio.NET), the framework and the same
> > common language runtime. What does it mean to "expand" an application?
> >
> > "Dave Marden" <> wrote in message
> > news:6a5101c3e723$683a51f0$...
> > > Thanks guys, just wanted to know. It just kind of
> > > seems to me that thier would be big enough differences
> > > that this would potentially confuse someone. From what I
> > > understand Visual C# is alot more powerful than Visual
> > > Basic, when it comes to the expandabitlity of the
> > > applications which are built.
> > >
> > > Dave Marden
> > >
> > >
> > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > >"Dave Marden" <> wrote in message
> > > >news:#...
> > > >> From what I understand, you can do either the VB track
> > > or the VC# track,
> > > >is
> > > >> this correct? If so, why does microsoft sell books
> > > that are directed
> > > >toward
> > > >> both instead of just the one?
> > > >>
> > > >> Dave Marden
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > >VB and VC# are similar enough that it's not too much
> > > trouble to
> > > >include examples of both in one book. However, if they
> > > were to
> > > >produce two versions of one book, one to cover each
> > > language, it
> > > >would cost more to produce and market.
> > > >
> > > >Also, there are more than a few people who want to learn
> > > both
> > > >languages, and a combined book would appeal to this
> > > market.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >.
> > > >
> >
> >
>
>

Crystal