Unrelated Friends: The C# And VB.net Awkward Reunion

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Unrelated Friends: The C# And VB.net Awkward Reunion

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Oh. My. GOD. The sheer AWKWARDNESS of C# and VB.net being forced to sit together like some horrifically arranged marriage! 😭 These two Microsoft languages are basically the definition of "we work for the same company but CANNOT STAND EACH OTHER." They're like those cousins at Thanksgiving who have absolutely nothing in common except their last name. Sure, they both compile to the same intermediate language, but their syntax? Their philosophies? COMPLETELY different universes! C# is all semicolons and braces while VB.net is over there with its verbose "End If" statements like it's getting paid by the word. The tension is PALPABLE!

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