What are the most popular languages for dot net programming?

[Juan T. Llibre]

What you're suggesting be done is not conducive to clarity.

You should no more refer to "VB.NET" as "VB"
than you should refer to "ASP.NET" as "ASP".

It's, simply put, confusing.
"VB" is one language; "VB.NET" is a different language.

VB may look like VB.NET ( or viceversa ), but they're different languages.
Confusing them doesn't help anybody.

For a fairly complete list of the differences between them, see :
http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/excerpt/vbnetnut_appa/index.html

We correct people on a regular basis here, because they refer to
"ASP.NET" as "ASP", with the predictable result that no one is sure
whether they mean "ASP" or whether they mean "ASP.NET".

Please don't insist on using confusing terms. That helps no one.

This is the end of my participation in this thread.
If you want to have a final word, be my guest.

I repeat:
this is an ASP.net newsgroup.. apply appropriately.

re:

Since this is an ASP.net newsgroup, one should assume current technology unless otherwise
specified.
hence, "VB" means "VB"

You're contradicting yourself.

If your first statement is true, your second statement should be :

hence, "VB" means "VB.NET"

It's confusing to refer to "VB.NET" as "VB", though.
"VB" is "VB" and "VB.NET" is "VB.NET"...and never the twain shall meet.

Ask any Classic VB programmer, from V1 through VB6.

They tend to be protective of their language's name and despise it if it's
confused with any other language...even if it's a later version of their own language.

Have a great day!

I know the history...

Since this is an ASP.net newsgroup, one should assume current technology unless otherwise
specified.

hence, "VB" means "VB"



In the ASP[.NET] world, <% Page Language="VB" %> means the Visual Basic version that goes with
the ASP or ASP.NET version of the web-site. Thus, if you are referring to ASP.NET 1.0, it's
VB.NET 2002. For ASP.NET 1.1, it's VB.NET 2003. For ASP.NET 2.0, it's VB 2005 and for classic
ASP, it's VBScript.

Mike Ober.

I meant "VB"

<%@ Page Language="VB" %>



He might have written "VB", but he was referring to VB.NET.





That's really surprising to me since the VS 2005 road show did everything in
VB.NET 2005.

Jon Paal's referring to VB, not VB.NET...

 

[Mark Rae]

This is the end of my participation in this thread.
If you want to have a final word, be my guest.

You're wasting your time, mate! This guy's just a troll...

 

[Jon Paal]

I repeat:
this is an ASP.net newsgroup.. apply appropriately