Difference between vb.net and c#.net

Some developers assume that many things that are possible in Visual C# .NET are impossible in Visual Basic .NET but this assumption is incorrect. Both Visual Basic.Net and Visual C#.net are the part of .net framework and have no performance issues between them. So the question in the mind arises that which language we choose among these two. So the answer is the choice between Visual Basic .NET and Visual C# .NET is typically based on your personal preference and past experience; for example, it is easier for Visual Basic 6.0 developers to use Visual Basic .NET, and for Visual C++ and Java programmers to use Visual C# .NET.

Syntactically difference between two languages are:

1) Variable declaration and assignment

2) Data Types

3) Operators

4) Conditional Statements

5) Loop Statements

6) Use of Arrays

7) Keywords

1) Variable declaration and assignment

Visual Basic.Net	Visual C#.Net
Dim num1 As Integer	int num1=10;

2) Data Types

Visual Basic.Net	Visual C#.Net	.Net Framework
Byte	byte	System.Byte
Short	short	System.Int16
Integer	int	System.Int32
Long	long	System.Int64
Single	float	System.Single
Double	double	System.Double
Decimal	decimal	System.Decimal
Date	DateTime	System.DateTime
Boolean	bool	System.Boolean
String	string	System.String
Char	char	System.Char
Object	object	System.Object
n/a	sbyte	System.Sbyte
n/a	ushort	System.UInt16
n/a	uint	System.UInt32
n/a	ulong	System.UInt64

3) Operators

Operator	Visual Basic.Net	Visual C#.Net
Modulus	Mod	%
Exponentiation	^	n/a
Compare two object	Is	==
Compare strings	=	==
Concatenate strings	&	+
Logical And	And	&&
Logical Or	Or	||
Left shift	n/a	<
Right shift	n/a	>>
Increment	n/a	++
Decrement	n/a	--
Logical Not	Not	!

4) Conditonal Statements

Visual Basic.Net	Visual C#.Net
If num1>num2 Then Console.WriteLine("num1 is greater") Else Console.WriteLine("num2 is greater") End If	if(num1>num2) { Console.WriteLine("num1 is greater") } else { Console.WriteLine("num2 is greater") }

5) Loop Statements

Loop	Visual Basic.Net	Visual C#.Net
While	Dim i As Integer =1 While(i<11) Console.WriteLine(i) i=i+1 End While	int num1=1; while(i<11) { Console.WriteLine(i); i++; }
Do While	Dim i As Integer =1 Do Console.WriteLine(i) i=i+1 Loop While(i<11)	int num1=1; do { Console.WriteLine(i); i++; } while(i<11);
For	Dim i As Integer For i=1 to 10 Console.WriteLine(i) Next	int num1; for(i=1;i<=10;i++) { Console.WriteLine(i); }

Use of Arrays

Visual Basic.Net	Visual C#.Net
Dim array1() As Integer={9,8,7,6}	int[] array1={9,8,7,6} ;