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by mikeschinkel 2526 days ago
Given that I have worked with VB long before .NET even existed, I have a broader view of it than just the more recent criticisms.

VB's biggest problem IMO is that it tried to compete with C# instead of maintaining its original raison d'ĂȘtre which was to be a highly productive tool that required very little programming skill to be able to start building real solutions for business use.

But I digress...